How do you preserve a dying civilization? While modern witches have taken matters into their own hands to ensure a fighting chance at survival for their children, their methods prove ineffective to the issue at large. For Gemma Eakley, her daughter's safety hinges on maintaining a suffocating proximity to the cottage they call home. For Aurelia Schwartz, preservation of the self is all that matters; and she is doing fine. Just fine. More than half a year has passed since the disappearance of Townsend's resident auger, and Teddy Ingram doesn't know what he believes. With Louisa Eakley in his care and a house that still reeks of its matriarch, he haunts the rural haven like one of its many spirits. After an unexpected visit from his beloved ex-rival where she reveals her mother, Meredith, has passed away, a ghost forms from the pages of her farewell—and gives him a message. One coven's efforts to reverse the looming extinction of witches involves resurrecting the dead, and Meredith will not be allowed to rest. Her old coven wants to know what secrets she took with her to the funeral pyre; did she have the key to fixing their botched attempts at necromancy? Before they can extract any answers from her, they'll need access to the other side. A reaper who wields to key, A girl incensed by grief, Bound by blood to the sins of their parents.