They thought it couldn't get any worse. It did. Zane's back! But at what cost? Finally out of the nightmare he'd been dreading for so long, he finds a new world of troubles: Serena's missing. Their clan is in danger. And his curse is free and roaming the streets. Now, realizing the limits of his strength without a monster inside of him to bail him out, he has to call upon all his resources-and all his friends-to save himself, to save Serena, and to possibly even save the world. The end is near. The path is set. And the Clan of Vail must fight harder than ever before to overcome their greatest challenge yet.