Jack has always been the one who laughs in the face of danger, the warrior who charges forward when others hesitate. But the mountains have changed. The shadows have teeth. And the man hunting him is no longer a man at all.
When Nicole is targeted by a winged wraith with black eyes and poisoned talons, Jack refuses to abandon her - even as the creature stalking them turns out to be Tom, the fianc she lost in the real world. Twisted by dark magic and stripped of his memories, Tom wants only one thing now: their blood.
With Sarah and Cabal racing through the wilderness to reach them, Jack must hold the line against an enemy who knows every weakness he's ever tried to hide. The oversized black lion at his side may be fierce, but even that might not be enough to stop what's coming.
As the evil in the mountains awakens, Jack faces a truth he can't outrun: Some battles aren't about survival. They're about who you become when the darkness finally catches you.