The Vampire Hunter & The Vampire. Two fates entwined. The Present: August Cain has a new hunting assignment: Vampire 958. Their first encounter makes it clear she is no ordinary vampire. In order to save innocent civilians from demons lurking in the vampire's shadow, August must uncover the secrets she has spent lifetimes trying to keep-while trying to restrain his unholy desires. The Past: Faustina is kidnapped by a vampire horseman and held captive in his mysterious realm. In order to return to the realm of the living, she must allow her captor to transform her into a vampire. She is burdened with unusual powers and taken to the vampire catacombs-where she becomes entangled with the darkness of the damned.