After a brutal attack by the Strong Hands, Besseta, Tiffany, and Kenneth, narrowly avoid captivity. Fighting their way free, Kenneth has been struck down, and now Besseta is faced with a potentially turn her mate against his will, or let him die for all eternity. And not everyone survives the pain of the Turn. Meanwhile, a new threat emerges. Desperate to take down our Heroes, the Strong Hands unleash a powerful ancient the Leviathans.