The physical damage caused by the tornado that ripped through Atchafalaya parish is nothing compared to the havoc ensuing as the town tries to rebuild. Sheriff Holden Dautry disappears, Jackson Sonnier assumes command, and Emily is left reeling from the shock of it all. Add an unexpected surprise, and the reemergence of an old adversary, and it just might be the end of Emily's world as she knows it. Just as she begins to adjust, she's given the shock of a lifetime. So many changes, so many questions, so many devastating incidents... Will she crumble under the stress and pressure of it all? The certainty of Emily's future remains unforeseen.