In volume 1 of vampires we meet four vampires and their mates. The first story is about Elijah and how he found his mate Miriam in pre-civil war Tennessee, the second story is about Jason who finds his mate in civil rights era Mississippi and has much to explain. In the third story, we meet Alexander who appears to his mate in a dream and last but not least, there is Trey who is a different type of vampire, he doesn't live on blood but on the bond with his mate.