Branded a bloodthirsty tyrant and slain by the legendary hunter Seran, vampire royal Elvira Lane awakens a century prior to her execution. Returned to the eve of the imperial succession trials, she immediately tears up a fraudulent marriage contract arranged by treacherous clan elders. She soon discovers that her docile younger sister serves as a covert puppet for the fanatical Church.
When Seran reappears burdened by a silence curse and century-long repentance, Elvira spares his life to unravel the conspiracy that doomed them both. Confining the penitent hunter to her tower, she enters the lethal royal trials to secure the throne. Elvira must outwit corrupt inquisitors before their dark rituals drain her royal bloodline dry.
