Shes a student at Blythewood Academy, an elite boarding school that trains young women to defend human society from the shadowy forces that live among us. After the devastating events of her first year at Blythewood, Ava is eager to reunite with her friendsand with Raven, the compelling but elusive winged boy who makes her pulse race. She soon discovers, though, that the sinister Judicus van Drood hasnt finished wreaking havoc on Blythewoodand wants to use Ava and her classmates to attack a much bigger target.

Avas the only one with any hope of stopping van Drood. But to scuttle his plans, she must reveal her deepest secret to everyone at Blythewood. Whats she willing to sacrifice to do whats righther school? Her love? Or her life?