In just one year, everything has changed for sixteen-year-old Morgan Casey. After she moves from a large California city to the tiny community of Mistle, Pennsylvania, Morgan knows she should be attempting to make new friends. But instead, all she wants to do is become invisible. Only Morgan knows why. She is hiding the kind of secret that could end not only her life, but also the lives of anyone involved.

As she reluctantly begins her first day at Mistle High School, she meets Charlie, a chatty and charismatic classmate who immediately pulls her into the comforting folds of a genuine friendship. But despite Morgan’s leeriness, Charlie somehow convinces her to slowly open up to him. After she reveals her secret to him, she immediately regrets it. Unfortunately, it is too late. Desperate to escape her past, Morgan hopes that Charlie is the one who can finally help her find a way to rid herself of the evil that has traveled over two thousand miles to silence her forever.

In this tale of suspense, two teenagers embroiled in a dangerous, international web of intrigue have just one goal—to make it out alive.

“Jamie!” I called. The girl sat up and smiled shyly at me, then got to her feet and ran toward me, as if remembering who I was. And we hugged for the longest time.

“Morgan!” Jamie laughed giddily. And I laughed with her.

Then, I remembered fights, secrets, separation. And my smile faltered. The laughter stopped.

“They’re coming,” Jamie whispered in my ear, and more memories flashed in front of my eyes. Promises kept, others broken, violence and police, a hospital and a church. I gasped and stumbled out of my best friend’s arms. She smiled at me, only this time it was an evil, bone-chilling smile. I shuddered. Then she opened her mouth, tilted her head up, and let out a shrill scream that didn’t sound human. And then she vanished. Desperately, I darted for the door, only to find that with each stair I took, a new one appeared, preventing me from reaching the safety at the top. Forever keeping me in the darkness of the basement.