Zoe Lake is depressed. Well, at least that€s what everyone keeps telling her. As she enters her junior year, she feels more numb than anything else. Between the guilt plaguing her over her former roommate€s death, and the betrayal crushing her heart thanks to her ex-boyfriend Aric, Zoe is struggling to make sense of her world. She makes a pledge to move forward, and she€s even entertaining the idea of letting the friendly neighborhood vampire make a play for her heart. Something just doesn€t feel right, though. Zoe finally agrees to join the Covenant College monster hunters, and enlists in the Academy. The problem is, she doesn€t trust them any more than she trusts the monsters they purport to hunt. Her roommates, Paris and Kelsey, are worried. They want to help, but they€re not sure they€re capable of fixing what€s broken. Only one person can do that, and Zoe no longer trusts Aric to fix anything. Between Aric€s new girlfriend, Rafael€s peculiar brand of courting, and the growing sense of dread spreading across the campus, Zoe has her hands full. When things start to come into focus, Zoe has a decision to make: Either she€s going to commit to being a full-fledged member of the Academy, or she€s finally going to accept that she€s actually one of the monsters they€re hunting. In the end, Zoe will have no choice but to follow her heart €“ wherever it may lead.