Everything was different when Jeff was here. Everything was better. Everyone was clean.
Now Lucas, Nora, Gus and Hex are on a downward spiral after relapsing. Having lost both their homes, the four end up in Section 8 housing, where indulging in their vices is too tempting and far too easy.
Things only get worse when an encounter with a dangerous drug dealer pushes them out of their apartment and ultimately onto the streets in the middle of winter.
The family of four, along with Gus's beloved cat, Moon, do their best to stay positive, stay together, and stay alive, but as the chains of their addiction tighten around them, their biggest challenge is no longer making it through the winter. It's making it to their 20th birthdays.
This is the final book in the Reaper Series. Please read book 1, "Reaper's Lullaby," and book 2, "Reaper's Touch," before starting this installment.
Note: This book series is rated M for a reason. Possible triggers: descriptive drug use, language, sex, suicide ideology, self harm, domestic abuse, child abuse, sexual abuse of a minor, rape of a minor (including sodomy) and violence with descriptions of weapons, blood and gore. I go into detail and don't hold back. You've been warned.
Lucas and Nora are fresh out of rehab and on their own for the first time in Chicago. They're happier than they've ever been. Finally, the future they've always dreamed about seems so close. But getting clean was easy. Staying clean is a different story.
Gus has a second chance at building a real life in Chicago. He has Lucas, Nora and Hex by his side, and he's clean for the first time since he was six. Now he's off the streets, living with Jeff, working a job he adores and even finding love again. For the first time in his life, he has a family with Hex. But Hex has troubles of her own that seem hellbent on haunting her and taking away everything she has left.
Addicts are always a step away from relapse. When their worlds come crashing down unexpectedly, can they handle facing the pain without an escape?
This is book 2 in the Reaper Series. Please read book 1, "Reaper's Lullaby," before starting this installment.