Weaver Celeste is an elf living in exile in the human world. She's renting a house near the Walker Household, made up of vampires with whom she hasn't yet been introduced. Early morning, right before dawn, she witnesses a Hunter attack that kills fifteen-year-old Ethan Walker's human parents. Ethan, the vampire who leads the Walker Household, is the only survivor. Even as Celeste saves his life and gives him a place to hide while he recovers, a coup attempt is unfolding in the Walker Household. Can the vampires loyal to Ethan not only capture those involved but unearth proof that the same people were involved in covering up an old crime before the sun sets?