Shes just a twelve year-old girl, bumped around between foster homes and relegated to school classes for challenged kids, those lagging in their test scores or with behavioral issues. But her real problem is that she can sense something the other kids cantsomething dark. Something compelling her to run for her life.
All Crockett Grey wants is to mark the anniversary of his daughters death alone.
But when his student Jaimie comes to him, terrified, her need for protection collides with his grief, and a tangled web of bizarre events sends them both spiraling toward destruction.
Crocketts one hope of getting his life back is to uncover the mysterious secrets of Jaimies past and her strange gift. It isnt long before his discoveries lead him to a darker conspiracy, secrets guarded by the highest seat of power in the worldthe Vatican.