A monster is hunting Anne and her friends. Curses are running rampant through the Moonlight Pawn Shop. And now she's learned that her mother was an enemy of the shapeshifter community. What is going on? Dragon sorceress Anne Moody isn't about to sit around bemoaning the mess that her life has become. She wants to know the truth: is her mother being unfairly accused, or was Iris Moody indeed the deadly weapon of the Oddsmakers? And who is the mysterious creature that is attacking Anne and her friends? As she soon discovers, sometimes the truth isn't what you hope it will be. From the depths of a dangerous speakeasy for shapeshifters to the city's tallest landmark, Anne begins to unravel a terrible conspiracy she never expected to find. Even worse, her gargoyle boyfriend Vale stands at the heart of it all. With the Oddsmakers putting on the pressure, Anne is torn between the need to protect her loved ones and the desire to correct an injustice that might require the ultimate sacrifice...her humanity.