Can a prophecy of the world's end be undoneby a teenage vampire?The Anointment is approaching, and soon Oliver will receive the power necessary to journey to Nexia and fulfill his terrible destiny. But that isn't what he wantsand he may have finally found a way to change his fate. Yet the toughest part for Oliver hits closest to home: Whom will he choosehis friends or his family? No less than the fate of the world hangs in the balance.As powerful forces converge and sinister plots are hatched on all sides, Oliver, Emalie, and Dean race to pull off their dangerous plan. Nothing is certainexcept that everything is about to change.