Vivienne Petrovna has an ordinary genius life at the Ultara Academy. But then something about her begins to change. A presence of a beautiful, yet mysterious girl comes into her school and insists on having her after she discovers one of life's biggest shocks. Going through a strange evolution called Awakening, Vivienne thinks it's the least of her trouble until she's found out about her family secret and starts to realize the whole world is not what it seems. There are other predatory creatures living among humans- and worse, they want to destroy her.

Antonina Black, or just Nina, is a wise-mouthed but wounded girl. After leaving her homeland Russia, she is sent to live with her aunt in America. Nina tries to adjust to a new life with her homophobic cousins and the American high school. But then things begins to take an unexpected turn when an enigmatic girl shows up. Allecra Knight, an angelic blonde mystery seems to bring Nina's day both the sunshines and dark storms. There is a spark of something ineffable between them, but it comes with an underlying cost. Allecra Knight has a secret and a big one at that. Everything about her...