Diseased beasts of myth are pillaging Fae towns. Mortals and immortals alike have fallen into civil chaos across the continent. Dark and mysterious forces are at play in the Fae realms, and a human girl is tasked with saving them all before her life runs out. Stella trades all but three months of her human life to live among the Fae after fleeing a domestic fate in her father's kingdom. In her search for freedom and power, she discovers and hones her ability to hunt monsters, and joins the Royal Bane Hunters. Now she must reconcile her desire for power, the looming threat of war, her growing affection for the Fae prince, and newfound friendships as her death creeps closer by the day.