Her father is the brother of the great Vlad Dracula, and her mother was an ordinary woman. Dorina Basarab herself is a dhampir, half human, half vampire. Life for people like her is short, but very stormy. Dhampirs are prone to fits of uncontrollable rage. Dorina tries to control her rage and direct it towards those demons and vampires who certainly deserve death. And when she finds out that Dracula has escaped from his prison, she has no choice but to stand in the way of her invincible relative.