Born the heir to the Russian throne, Alexander Romanov has been removed from the line of succession by his uncle. The reason? Alexander is half vampire, and unfit to be Tsar. Over time, Alexander begins to believe it. He is given the new title of Prince Orlofsky, and his true identity kept secret: precautions to hide him from his vampire father. But when he visits Paris, he discovers an underground domain beneath the streets: a domain of vampires...