Discover a world inhabited by the Others - eerie beings who dominate this realm and see humans as prey. Meg Corbyn is a Cassandra Sangue - a blood prophet - and can see into the future when her skin is cut. A gift that feels more like a curse. Meg is kept by her supervisor like a slave, so he has unlimited access to her visions. But when she escapes, the only safe place for her to hide is the Lakeside Courtyard - a business district run by the Others. Shape-shifter Simon Wolfgard hesitates to hire the stranger applying as a human liaison. He senses that she is hiding a secret. And why doesn’t she smell like human prey? Yet his instincts urge him to give Meg the job. When he learns the truth about her and that Meg is from the Directorate...