As Stella's memories of her three hundred plus years as an undead increase, she recalls the loss of her first real love, Alexsandr, her husband Niko that she didn't love, how she was changed by Casmir, a family friend turned possible enemy, and how she first met Mark her current handler and fell instantly in love. As these recollections surface, Stella battles her internal demons alone while waiting to resume her life as an immortal assassin.