Elyrea's early years were upended by the Plague and left her, and her deathly-ill mother, stranded in a cabin. Ely learned to fight and hunt to survive the harsh winters and brutal summers of Verdanthia, but nobody could fend off the night beasts that hunted those woods after dark.

When her mother's previous life and identity catches up to her, Elyrea is caught in the crossfire – and only the Gods, and a devilishly handsome beast, hold the dark truth behind it all.