The curse has awoken. And nothing can stop it.
Ella, carrying the weight of too many losses, fights to protect Lukas while the dead close in on every side. But when a choice puts blood on her hands, she realizes the greatest threat may come from within.
Kristoffer and Anne uncover a book that reveals the truth behind the infection - a truth tied to the ancient draug, a creature whose wrath cannot be killed and whose curse is spreading like wildfire through the living.
Aksel and Belinda, broken by captivity and betrayal, discover that no fortress is safe, and no escape is clean.
The infection is no longer just a plague. It's a curse that binds the dead to the living - and it will not rest until it drags them all into the dark.