In the 1970s, an African aristocrat named Mamuwalde finds himself ensnared by the most evil vampire in Europe, Count Dracula. After pleading for the liberation of his people, Mamuwalde is transformed into a vampire and sealed in a coffin, destined for an eternity of solitude and bloodlust. After years of imprisonment, his coffin is discovered by a group of antiquarians in Los Angeles, who unwittingly stumble upon this horror story. Upon his release, Mamuwalde awakens in a modern world he barely recognizes, but his vampiric essence remains intact.
As he tries to adapt to contemporary life, the protagonist becomes obsessed with a young woman named Tina, who bears an incredible resemblance to his late wife. What should be a romance turns into a haunting internal struggle, as each encounter with Tina is complicated by his natural thirst for blood. As mysterious deaths begin to accumulate in the city, a group of detectives is compelled to investigate, and they soon discover that the legend of the vampire was not just a myth.
The tension escalates as Mamuwalde must confront his nature and the vampire hunters who are after him. With themes of love, loss, and redemption, the story offers a unique twist on the classic vampire narrative, exploring identity and the struggle to find a place in a world that has changed drastically.