Two years ago, Julian Shadowmoor, the most feared vampire king in a thousand years, bought Lysandra Vane at a blood auction. He married her in a cold ceremony. He bit her wrist to seal the bond on every wedding anniversary. One day she got fed up and stabbed him through the heart and ran. Now the curse that requires a willing bride is killing him and He has one year before he turns to stone. His council is plotting his replacement. And his first wife a Queen is jealous that he might be in love with Lysandra and she plots to kill her and take her skin but She is saved by Julian's brother, Darian who is in secretly in love with Lysandra but his love is brutal.   Julian finds Lysandra and they continue the wedding Anniversary but slowly love begins to spark and Elara and Darian got jealous of it as they both plan to destroy the both of them and take the throne. Luckily Julian's curse was finally broken and Elara wages war against the kingdom and kills everyone.