Born into a treacherous family legacy, Lark Jaansen is accustomed to the hostility and unrest that shapes her future. A well trained hunter in Clan Gennessee, Lark finds few peers that can match her militaristic strength until she encounters Simon Leviathan. Simon admires Lark’s resilience and they are quickly caught up in a burning passion. When war breaks out, humans and witches are locked in conflict, vampires rise, and Lark and Simon discover that the evil Magister is the force behind the unrest. Finding this single, hungry entity is their first hope. Surviving it is their last.