Despite their five centuries at war, the pandurs and the vampires work well together when they ally against a common enemy. Led by Little Council member Liana Cantacuzino and a thousand-year-old vampire Maximilien Hess, they descend on South Island, New Zealand, to search for the new breeds' base. With Dr. Jesse Carver kidnapped by the new breeds and Liana's feelings for him muted thanks to Hess' compulsion, Liana is forced to act like Jesse means...