Ethan Waite always thought of Gatlin, the small southern town he used to call home, as a place where everything always remained the same. But soon he met the mysterious Lena Duquesne, who revealed to him the secrets that the seemingly completely unremarkable town had kept for many years. Gatlin, hiding ancient secrets beneath its decrepit oak trees and cracked sidewalks. Gatlin, where the curse sent to Lena's family has existed for several generations. Gatlin, where impossible, magical, life-changing events take place. Together they could overcome all the obstacles that Gatlin has prepared for them, but after experiencing a tragic loss, Lena begins to move away, new secrets appear between them, which will test their relationship. And now that Ethan has discovered the dark side of the city, there is no turning back. Haunted by strange visions that only he can see, Ethan makes his way deep into the tangled and mysterious history of his city, and eventually finds himself in a dangerous network of underground passages that run through the entire South, where there is nothing and no one, but only so it seems at first glance.