When Jenna's parents are murdered, the police call it a robbery gone wrong. But Jenna knows the truth: the Hunters are back, and her nightmare is not over. It’s dangerous at home, and she runs away to America in search of Phoenix, because only he can help her - so she thinks. While she searches for her Protector, she meets others like her and the Warriors who protect the Light. But the Hunters pursue her, and Jenna soon encounters their leader again. Tanas is miraculously reborn in a new body and thirsts for her soul. Jenna must see her past lives in order to survive. But how can she defeat Thanas when evil never dies?