Charlotte has lived over one hundred years as a vampire with unlimited wealth, striking beauty and eternal youth. She befriends a local human teenager, Emily, and her boyfriend Jared. Despite attempting to keep her vampirism a secret from them, Charlotte can't seem to curb Emily's growing suspicion. When Emily dies, Jared rushes to Charlotte and asks her to change him into a vampire. Charlotte refuses, but drawn together by their mutual sadness at Emily's passing and strong attraction to one another, the two begin a love affair.