They placed him in the shadow worlds. They took him from his home. But now he will return. He would return to where he belonged. The house was much further than Nick Midnight had imagined. And yet, for the first time in two hundred years, he can think about returning. He will never go alone. He has a new family here in this version of New York, and he won't go anywhere without them. He especially won't go anywhere without his mate, Winter James, and the two seer orphans he's essentially adopted. But Nick isn't the only vampire who wants to get out of this dystopian world. He's being hunted by a shadowy force, the dark Outlander - someone who wants to take over Nick's life and family. Whoever this Outlander is, he believes that Nick has stolen everything from him, and he wants Nick's coven for himself. Like Nick, the Outlander wants to take them from this world, only he intends to leave Nick behind. Worse, Nick's colleagues, cops doubt the Outlander even exists. When a vampire leaves corpses all over town, they blame Nick. And if Nick does not catch the real killer, he will soon end up in prison and lose his family forever.