Plunged into a world of dark magics, fierce creatures, and ritual sacrifice, she is charged with a guarding a magical amulet. The changes to her mind and body are startling, but rather than accept her purpose she struggles against who she is destined to be.

Lou has an IQ of 160 and a good friend to get her through the school day. At home her dad crys in secret and her mom hasn't left the house in years. Then Lou meets and becomes friends with No, a girl living on the streets and asks her parents if No can live with them. No's sudden presence within Lou's fractured family has an explosive force that will change the lives of Lou - and her parents - for ever.