Erica Slaughter isn’t the only member of the House of Slaughter to have made sacrifices in order to become the monster hunter she is today.
As a teenager, her handler and rival Aaron finds himself with a new roommate, the mysterious “transfer student” Jace Boucher.
To initiate his training, Jace must prove his loyalty to the House of Slaughter through a binding ritual… a ritual that few survive.
As Jace wanders the streets of New Orleans, his mind drifts between his youth and the present, bringing light to his and Jolie’s past, and revealing that she’s not all that she seems…
Meanwhile, a mysterious message carried by a crow holds the key to Jace saving his child. But right now, Sunny is alone, and unprotected from what prowls in the dark…