Ember Anderson has a troubled past. When she was only eight, her twin brother disappeared. With her father already dead, she is left with a broken relationship with her mother. Ember has nightmares each night of these terrible monsters with glowing orange eyes, but now these dreams have become a reality. Everything is not as it seems when she meets the mysterious and handsome Alex Cross who seems to be hiding some major secrets. Ember needs to know what these secrets are and how they are related to the strange disappearances and the terrifying monsters that are now walking the earth, and how is her brother related to all of this. But can she handle the truth? The weight of the world rests on her shoulders, with the help of friends and Alex.