A reunion in New Orleans is an initiation for Alex when a former college friend seductively bites her neck and begins a transformation that can only be completed when Alex commits her first murder. She begins craving Nick in a way she never would have ordinarily imagined, and it is up to the rest of the Legacy to save her, and save Nick's life.

A shadowy and dangerous cult of youths is suspected in a string of arson attacks on churches. A member of the Boston Legacy House, Kristin Adams, searches for her teenage brother who has been abducted by that cult.