To the north of the Varis empire, a mysterious faction
spreads propaganda against the vampire monarchy. Friedrich
Volya, the Duke of Winter Hill, seeks to discover who they
are before his uncle finds them first. King Dominik will
punish the traitors with brutal force.
Local schoolteacher, the raven-haired Brennalyn, is on her
own mission—to spy on the duke and discover what she can for
the Black Lily. She longs to help the commonwealth and bring
justice to the many orphans left behind from the ravages of
the blood madness, like the children she lovingly keeps in
her care. What she doesn't plan for is the heart-pounding
attraction she feels for the duke, enemy to the Black Lily.
But when Brennalyn's secret puts her life and the life of
her children in danger, Friedrich steps in as her protector,
she finds out there's more to the duke than she thought.