A Betrayed Archaeologist. A Ghost from the Past. A Dozen Worthy Sacrifices. Expedition leader Hiram Kane is holed up in his native England recovering from wounds both physical and mental, when his family receives a mysterious anonymous letter that dredges up nightmares from the past. Could it also offer a ray of unexpected hope? Across the world planet beneath a forgotten Aztec pyramid, a betrayed archaeology professor is about to unleash his wrath. How? Brutally murdering a dozen innocent victims in an ancient sacrificial ritual. When the modern and ancient worlds collide and the unhinged professor starts committing unimaginable blood-spilling atrocities on the adolescent virgins, Kane is forced to make an impossible choice; Can he sacrifice the love of his life to save the innocent girls?