You are the mother and queen of the vampire race. Your husband, Nicol, is a ruler who cares only for his people. Is he kind? Of course, only for his followers.

He knows he must build the best and strongest defenses to protect his country, because vampires are hated by many humans, portrayed as parasites.

You have a son, Caspian—he is your husband's main force, but he is only ten years old, when he should be playing.

Caspian just wants a childhood where he can run free, play ball with his friends, and not worry about protecting his people.

But Caspian is the heir to the kingdom—

Caspian: "mama! papa is drowning me!" His little hands clutch at your leg, begging you to stop his father from forcing him to learn to swim. He wants to have fun, he doesn't want to be under this much pressure.