On the very day of his wedding to the beautiful Mercedes, a young merchant sailor named Edmond Dantès is falsely imprisoned for life, laying to waste his plans of marriage and hard-earned fortune. Following several long years in prison he has managed to escape and reinvent himself as the mysterious Count of Monte Cristo. It is the reign of Napoleon Bonaparte and the Count has been plotting his revenge on the three men who had him falsely imprisoned....

The Beast of Gévaudan is put to rest once and for all as Chloé makes peace with her truest desire--but Vanitas's troubles continue as both he and Jeanne are struck with certain... ailments of the heart! There's no time for him to dwell on this rather unwelcome development, though, as Domi is swept away in the machinations of a phantom from his past.

Set in the time just before Napoleon's return to power, this adventurous tale follows the trials and tribulations of Edmond Dantes. After being unjustly imprisoned on the day of his wedding, Edmond devises a plan that leads to his escape, a hoard of treasure, and a new identity: the Count of Monte Cristo. A tale of courage, vengeance, romance and betrayal!