Wounded on the battlefi eld and left for dead, Jamesawakens 3 days later tofi nd that his life has changedforever. Now a vampire, hefi nds that he can exist onlyat night and must drink blood to survive. For 5 centuries,he wanders alone until he meets Vanessa and they fall inlove. Ten years of happiness follows until one day, Jamesfinds that Vanessa has betrayed him by breaking the verycode he lives by. Heartbroken and shattered, he leaves her.She vows that he shall be with no other woman but her.Are her threats true? Must he live forever alone and afraidto love again?