Kat Hayes was a special, young Felidae that had a love for exploration. Her parents called it a gift, but their town declared it a curse. Wanting to show her town that their want to see the unknown wasn't terrible at all, she set off into the old wood to find a creature of power and honor, then bring it back. What they found, however, was something far more gruesome and vile.
Willow's a Byron and they aren't just your average family. Not just because there are so many of them, but because they have secrets and traditions far outside the norm. Like spending as much time outside as in, and doing everything to keep rumours about any of them from surfacing.
But when Willow meets the transfer student, Rune, she finds a kindred spirit. He's just as cynical and just as alone as she is and it isn't long before they become friends. The only problem is that Rune's a rumour magnet and wannabe reporter.
With a family curse that's getting harder to hide by the day, Willow finds herself caught between family and friendship.