Scarred, maimed, and abandoned. Ari must learn to adapt to her new life at Scion's Keep, a place where Progenies are provided with a place to live and thrive in safety from the Suits. Under the protection of Gordon Reinhold and his sons, Ari and Cam hope to have a bright productive future within the Scion's Keep community. However, the Suits are not Ari's only concern; a dark evil is creeping its way towards her bastion of safety. Adam Lennox and Jean-Baptiste Babineax have vowed to protect her from the demon entities known as Shades, but will they be there to stop them in time?