The battle to save mankind from domination by the vampires is about to begin but Johan has more pressing concerns. His mentor and friend, Alexander, lies dead in a Paris morgue and the mortal friend, John Jones, had been taken hostage by the vampires. Johan, his new girlfriend Annick, have to figure out how to stop the Princess and the three Families from building an unstoppable army and come up with a plan to rescue John before the vampires use him to feed their slaves. When John’s mother arrives in Paris, desperately trying to get the police to save John, she is sure that vampires are once again endangering her son. While she is making waves in city hall, Johan and Annick battle the Princess' allies in Paris. The Princess celebrates the death of the Enemy with her close confidants from the three Families, urging them to accelerate the pace of transformations so their army will be ready to strike. Sleeper vampires have been installed in key military, political, and business positions around the globe. When the final pieces are in place, the world of the mortals will topple without a shot being fired. News of unexplained vampire deaths in Japan disrupt her calm and begin to make her doubt. Is the Enemy truly dead, does he have unknown accomplices who will carry on his work? The Army of Vampires is ready to rise.. The fate of mortals hangs in the balance, and the clock is ticking.