Two vampire brothers are at war with each other and caught in between is Dakota. After spending two weeks in a mental hospital, Dakota Bain can't accept why her parents committed her. After finally graduating from high school and after she secures a prized internship as a lab assistant at a prestigious research hospital for the summer, she doesn't realize that this will propel her into an intriguing, unbelievable, and the terrifying experience of her young life. As Dakota prepares for her first day on the job, she thinks she can handle anything after what she has gone through until she comes face to face with the handsome doctor, Ashton Mieras. Ashton is the head of the research lab, and he's dark and secretive as well as beautiful and sexy. Dakota falls in love with him. He's her first love, and she's intrigued by this man. Who is this man Dakota has fallen for? Why does he look at her as if he loathes her one minute and the next he treats her tender as if she's the most precious thing on earth? She discovers that being in love with Ashton comes at a price after she unearths his secrets. Can she pay the price, or will she embrace the life that's been thrust on her?