Everybody has a dark side, some darker and more damaging than others. Meet Patches, a young man granted a second chance at life as a guard of the world's most powerful vampire coven. Starting over seems easy enough, just within grasp. But it is never so, for how could anyone escape their past and their memories?

Sophia is Marcus and Didyme's daughter from before they were vampires. Aro has hunt her down and brought her to Voltera for Marcus, much to Felix's dismay. But is there a larger implication as to why he dilikes the shy, awkward, social disaster so much? Much better story than summary.