On an Earth much like ours, a secret war wages, hidden from the knowledge of any mere human. Auria Isadele, 17, believed she’d already seen all the darkness her world had to offer, but quickly realized she was wrong when terrifying creatures raided her small town of Stonington, massacred and ate its citizens, kidnapped her family, and for some mysterious reason, left her alive. David Adams, 18, suffered the same fate, and when the two teenagers are forced to take shelter in the forest, they soon find they are connected in more than just the capture of their families; in fact, the task they are forced to fulfill together is both horrible and magnificent, and incredibly larger then their original mission. Because of a haunting past, at first Auria is against having anything to do with her handsome companion, though unfortunately she learns that it’s either trusting David… or most probable death. They don’t have the choice. They are chosen.