Fledgling mage Amber McKenzie flees Arizona with Vicky the vampire to avoid the law. Hiding in San Antonio Vicky meets Emil, leader of a vampire coven. When Emil reveals that Vicky is sterile, Amber agrees to be a surrogate mother. If the pregnancy doesn't kill her, she will lose her humanity and turn into the thing she fears most. But becoming a blood drinker is only the start of the nightmare.
