THE SEATTLE COVEN HAS EXISTED for centuries at the edge of the civilized world. Here Lishka finds refuge, hiding behind her role as a city Keeper to avoid the politics that rule her vampiric kind. Then she meets an intriguing human at the supernatural club, Midnight.

Dominick is more than what he seems, and Lishka’s curiosity turns to unease when her investigation uncovers a threatening study. Shrouded in conspiracy, the research—and Dominick’s affiliation with it—draws more than Lishka’s interest. A dangerous faction within the Covens has taken notice.

When an act of desperation catapults Lishka and Dominick into the conflict she had sought to avoid, Lishka is entrusted with a clandestine journey to the untamed northern mountains. Expelled from Seattle to seek support from creatures of the Old World, she does not travel alone. Tasked to teach the man she cursed, Lishka is forced to confront the truth about them both and the secret prophecy that binds them together.

Deep in the wilderness, figures of mist guard a hidden doorway. Shadowed forests are patrolled by another predator, whose allegiance is yet undecided. And beneath the ice, a legendary weapon stirs, readying itself for the hand of the true wielder…