Publisher's Synopsis
Thousands of years ago, the beautiful Empusa was cast out of Olympus by her jealous mother, Hecate.Forced to live in darkness alongside her companion, Kane, she became the mother of a race of vampires known as the nightwalkers.Cursed to live amongst mortals, she must provide her mother with a human soul every one hundred years or spend eternity in the underworld.Present day. Chloé is drawn to a strange boy. He seems familiar to her, and together, with the help of friends and family, they embark upon a journey to stop the curse of the nightwalkers once and for all.Part One - Second SelfTo Chloé Beck, the strange, yet familiar boy is her Guardian Angel.To Kyle Benitez, she is the missing piece of the puzzle, the girl who'd haunted his dreams since childhood.Two worlds destined to collide, setting a chain of events into motion which threatens to tear their lives, and the world as they know it, apart.Part 2 - The TruthAs past and present collide, and the truth is finally exposed, Chloé's life and that of her family will never be the same again.Meanwhile, knowing Empusa's arrival grows ever closer, Kane takes matters into his own hands and continues the search for Kyle.A powerful sorceress with her own agenda is manipulated into joining the search for the chosen one, but what devastation will her magic bring?Whose side is Selena Buckland truly on?Part Three - ResurrectionFollowing her untimely death, Bethany Anderson is magically resurrected with preternatural abilities and must embark upon a journey to Mount Olympus.There, she must make the ultimate choiceOnly the Gods of Olympus can restore life to Chloé, but at what cost?To save the life of her best friend, another must die in her place.What will Bethany choose to do, and what place will she take in the battle between the light and dark?Part Four - LaraComing to terms with the death of their father, both Chloe and Kyle have to deal with their Mom's transformation into a Daywalker.What will it mean for the Beck family? And will things ever be the same again?Meanwhile, Empusa, convinced Kane is lying to her, embarks on a secret mission to discover the truth?Tracking down the Beck family, she promises to help them, but can they trust her? Or is there another reason for her untimely visit?