After accepting Sebastian’s proposal of marriage, Aliena passes out in a feverish swoon, leaving Sebastian to wonder if she will ever wake. What began as a dream come true for Sebastian devolves into his worst nightmare as Aliena forgets who he is, unconcerned over what has happened to her. When it becomes apparent she is the most likely suspect in a spree of vampire murders, Sebastian is desperate to keep the other vampires from executing her. But Aliena is inhabited by one of the Ghosts of Atlantis, an interdimensional entity that burns its victims to dust—and will eventually consume his beloved Aliena from the inside out if he can’t extract it in time.