Nalini Singh takes us back to the darkness of her breathtaking and unique world. A world ruled by archangels, where vampires are in their service, and ordinary people sometimes pay an exorbitant price...Vampire hunter Elena Deveraux and her lover, the archangel Raphael, have returned home to New York and are faced with a new, unyielding evil...School for girls was attacked by a vampire. And this mad, furious attack is just the beginning. A frantic bloodlust engulfs the vampires one by one, threatening to drown the streets in blood. Even Raphael shows signs of uncontrollable rage. It is unclear where the storm clouds came from, hanging over the city, the earth is shaking. The omens suddenly become clear. An ancient evil is ready to awaken. Fierce winds whisper her name: Kalianna. She awakened to reclaim her son, Raphael. Only one obstacle stands in her way - Elena, her wife, who must be destroyed...