Suffering from blood poisoning, Ingrid finds herself on the run from slayers. With his powers as the Chosen One increasing, Vlad has visions of his sister's plight and decides to help her and bring her to their new home.

Vlad invites Erin to stay at the school, unaware that she is an undercover slayer out to avenge her brother. When Bertrand arrives, Vlad must prove he is the Chosen One by opening an ancient book that will give him power over all vampires.

Vlad sees a chance to get out of his father's over-strict training regime and appoints his mother as Regent. But he's been tricked and must find a way to get out of it before Magda's desire for publicity leads the slayers to them.

Still believing that Erin is a half-fang struggling to come to terms with being a vampire, Vlad tries to comfort her by sharing memories of his childhood and explains his hope that vampires and breathers can live together in peace.

When Vlad accidentally humiliates his father by demonstrating his powers, he agrees to make amends by throwing a feast, but must find a way to stop it when he learns that the Count plans to kill Erin at the end of the party.

Believing she is distracting Vlad, Bertrand devises a plan to get rid of Erin and make it look like an accident. Meanwhile, Renfield plays detective to find out who has been stealing the Count's blood.

With his evil reflection taking over, Vlad is out of control. More powerful than ever, Vlad turns against his family and Erin and they are unable to stop him.

Emotionally ruined after Vlad tried to kill her, Ingrid talks to a psychologist and examines memories of her life. Erin hopes that the Praedictum Impaver may have a cure for her brother.

Vlad's back and wants to learn more about the clan leaders so he can control them when he takes power. But Jonno and Mina Van Helsing unexpectedly turn up at the school and Vlad must test if their mind-wipes are still in place.

Ingrid turns a visiting netball team into vampires and sends them out to kill Vlad, but the inexperienced girls fail miserably. While searching Erin's room, Bertrand discovers that she is not only a breather, but also a slayer.

Unsure whether or not to trust Erin's warning about the coming slayer attack, Vlad and the Count visit the Slayers' Guild where they find and destroy a powerful weapon, but Jonno is not convinced by Vlad's desire for peace.

With the slayers closing in, Ingrid out to kill him, and Bertrand turned traitor, Vlad needs the power of the Praedictum Impaver to survive, but to everyone's surprise the book brings Sethius back to life.