Tessa starts to experience unsettling nightmares that seem so real and foreboding. Why did they start after the move? What do they mean? Was she going crazy? Tessa just moved from her childhood home in L.A. to her mother's crazy Aunt Ginny's cape house, that would have been cute if she wasn't an avid hoarder on mythology. All of these big changes because Tessa's father died and they were struggling financially. But these big changes were made worse by it being Tessa's senior year of high school. Tessa is the new girl at school, but that's not the only thing that makes her stand out from the crowd. As the star of her track team back home, she got right onto the field and track team at her new school. She was on track to go the distance, aka go to college on a full scholarship. That was until a handsome and super popular classmate starts hounding her. Max is popular for a reason. He's good looking, athletic, and seems to be the one everyone follows around like puppy dogs. And now Max wants Tessa to start following his orders. It all starts to make sense but the picture isn't complete. Both Max and Tessa have a lot in common, including having to complete a centuries old prophecy that has been hidden from mankind. Why them? Why didn't others destined to bare the prophecy not bring it to fruition before? Why now? When life was supposed to be about college prep courses and applications, not falling in love with a boy who becomes a beast.