It begins with a hellish night of bloodshed and horror. A nightmare legacy arises from Jenny Cameron's past -- destroying her family, threatening everyone she loves -- and now it's come to claim her in an orgy of violence and death. A beast roams the dark streets of Annapolis, Maryland, a terrifying creature more animal than man. And the only way Jenny can combat the evil from her past is to surrender to the dark and violent power lurking within herself. Her humanity is at stake, and much more than death may await her under the shadow of the beast.