Shaman-mercenary Eugenie Markham, sparing no effort, protects the human world from the penetration of otherworldly creatures. But now that the Queen of Thorns has been overtaken by a prophecy, she and her unborn children are in constant danger, especially when the Other World is struck by a mysterious disease... Eugénie’s instinct tells her that someone has deliberately infected the earth by casting a spell. The king of the gentry, Dorian, is ready to do anything to help Eugenie, but now she cannot completely trust him. A shaky truce with his former lover Kiyo is about to crumble due to secrets he can't... or won't reveal. The hostile force is so great that soon death will threaten the human world, so Eugenie has to join the fight, using her own curse... endangering what is most precious...