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.
Bait is burdened with the unbearable truth of Nannette’s condition and what it could mean if she learns of her connection to the monsters. To save her and the children, Bait will have to make an impossible choice…
But with new revelations about his true origins, will what he has to do truly be the worst of his actions?