Nikolandui Antonius Verus, a Vahmpyr doctor and head scientist to the Vaelyzohn arrives for a prearranged marriage. Renee Celia D'Atrio is the Pyreen bride. Niko on impending marriage: I do hope she is not too light of head. Could she be a woman of loose morals? Mayhap, he thought with some relish, she is too intelligent. Renee on impending marriage: What is wrong with him? I do hope he is not a womanizer. How has he remained single? Renee finds herself legally wed to a man she has never set eyes on. Trouble follows the morning after when a jilted fiancee crashes the wedding party. He means...