Dymitr is a soul-bonded monster hunter, bred for agony, forged to kill. His latest mission: track down the elusive and dangerous witch, Baba Jaga. But to find her, he must strike an uneasy alliance with the very creatures he’s spent his life hunting.

Ala is a zmora, a fear-feeding entity marked by a deadly curse and waiting for death to catch up. When Dymitr promises her a cure in return for her help, she takes the dealbecause what does she have left to lose?

Thrown together in a race against time, cursed blood, and the brutal shadows of the Chicago underworld, Dymitr and Ala must navigate betrayal, ancient magic, and their own unraveling truths. Because the real monster might not be the one they’re huntingit might be the one Dymitr is becoming.