Alice Jones has loved one man only, the man who took her virginity. After nine years the once poor and shamed Ivan Kray is back in London, now a world-famous, wealthy rock star, adored by fans, while she is struggling, single, and overweight. He blames her for driving him away. A malnourished toddler barely kept from starving by a nursing dog, Ivan Kray grows into a emotionally scarred man with a golden voice and a cursed art. Suffering from visions and voices in his head, he finds peace in Alice Jones' heart and naked arms, only to be knocked down when she chooses her upper-class family over him. Nine years later, he returns with revenge on his mind. He swore he'd be her first and last, and he's not a man who breaks his promises. His plans of submitting Alice to his will are hampered when someone tries to kill him, then uses Alice to achieve his goal, Ivan must put his skill as necromancist to the ultimate test.