Mueri is a town known for two things: it's oceanfront, and the dark and mysterious woods that haunted its rear. The girl in town, not quite new but not quite old, is the least interesting thing in town. Of course, like every good tale, that meant that something incredible was about to occur. Winnifred Ridgemount's aunt is an empath who warns of death. Winnie is seeing shadows in her room, bodies are turning up dead, and everyone at work is scared of opening the blinds. Esmond Noir is the only one at work who doesn't live in the dark, and she seeks refuge in his old soul. She cannot continue to seek refuge, however, once her best friend turns up dead and her aunt is screaming that Mueri is a walking graveyard. Mueri is hiding death, danger and magical creatures within its picturesque nature, and Winnifred Ridgemount is going to die because of it.