Rose is affected by the darkness a lot sooner. She finds an unusual way to cope with this, but can't use this when Dimitri brings them back to St. Vladimirs. How is she going to cope? And can Dimitri just watch her suffer? M-rated because of language, violence, blood and sexual content.

Set after those famous four words. Rose Hathaway has not been heard from or seen for 5 years. The Moroi world is now falling apart with rising Strigoi numbers and falling Dhampir numbers. Now Rose Mazur has received the call for help, and she offers up a proposition the Guardians cannot refuse. What sparks will fly when the past and present collide?