Lela, along with the new Captain, Ana, travels to hell to free Malachi, and finds that she must rely on the help of others that she neither knows nor trusts to accomplish her dangerous mission.
When her best friend kills herself and is sent to Hell as a result, seventeen-year-old Lela Santos walks through the gates of Hell itself to find her friend's soul and get out before she sacrifices her own.
When the Mazikin find their way into the world of the living, Lela launches a campaign to find their nest and eliminate them. Soon after, the Mazikin begin going after Lela and those closest to her, and she must decide how far she is willing to go to protect herself and those she cares about.
With everything in chaos, Lela seeks to free Malachi from creatures bent on revenge in the depths of hell, but to do so she must work with Ana, who has her own agenda.
Lela and Malachi hunt for the Mazikin, who have arrived in the land of the living, but their search is complicated by challenges to Lela's authority and the targeting of those closest to her.
