Something is crawling around St. Carver leaving a trail of corpses in its wake. Corpses that are marked with the brand of Jacob - the sworn enemy of Kieran Grey. Armed with new gifts from the vampires, it is up to Kieran to hunt down this new menace in her quest to stop Jacob. With an unknown traitor in the group, and a new partner, Kieran will be faced with her greatest fears as she comes face to face with the one that destroyed her mind.