Juliette's got to figure out who killed her mother. How can this still be such a mystery. And why is her father hellbent on slaughtering thousands of paranormal beings? She and her group of friends are off on an adventure, but they didn't count on her being interrogated on a routine basis by the powers that be at Crescent City Academy of Magics. Nor did they count on losing someone close to them. Juliette's abduction forces their hand and leads them down a catastrophic trail. The question is, catastrophic for whom?