In a struggle between the past and the present, Phoebe awakens to a world she cannot conceive. Believing that she is still the vampire princess of old, Marcus and Raymose try to convince her that she is a modern day twenty-three year old mortal, not the warrior she once was. Phoebe is determined to meet her enemies head on. In spite of her vampire sensitivity to sunlight, she is fueled by the strength and memories of the woman she considers herself to be. The impending war between the vampires and werewolves, and a brother hell bent on killing her, drives her motivation to protect her family from those that have threatened to harm it.