When Declan disappears Lorna thinks she is safe, that is, until she finds his body. Enraged at his murder, Declan steals Lorna's sleeping mind to seek revenge on his killer and she soon discovers a hateful soul is more terrifying than a human man ever could be. To escape from his powers Lorna travels to her father but he has a secret of his own which will only lead Lorna into more danger. To protect her family Lorna must succumb to the dead man's wishes and sacrifice her mind and body to unknown perils until she can find a way of killing him again.