Nikolandui Antonius Verus, a Vahmpyr doctor and head scientist to the Vaelyzohn arrives for a prearranged marriage. Renée Celia D'Atrio is the Pyreen bride.
Niko on impending marriage : I do hope she is not too light of head. Could she be a woman of loose morals? Mayhap, he thought with some relish, she is too intelligent.
Renée on impending marriage: What is wrong with him?
I do hope he is not a womanizer. How has he remained single?
Renée finds herself legally wed to a man she has never set eyes on. Trouble follows the morning after when a jilted fiancée crashes the wedding party. He means to have Renée and will stop at nothing to have her. Can the undead be far behind in making trouble?