A year has passed since her return home from the world of Esgar, and an unsuspecting Tracy Lupin is restless and alone. Her nights are filled with nightmares of the daemon, her days full of grief for the loss of her love, Aldeban. When a friend offers to take her on holiday to Las Vegas, she sees a chance to forget the past for a short while. But a terrifying chase ensues when the daemon Zalophus tracks her down, and Tracy is returned to Esgar once more. On Esgar another one of The Children is discovered, and the armies of Suboria rise to counter the threat of The Priestess of Argentos. Meanwhile the Defenders of the Realms lie in wait, knowing the Outworlder with the power to bring destruction will return. Aided by her friends and hunted by both Defenders and bounty hunters, Tracy seeks refuge in the walled city of Vaeralon, a city ruled by the renowned hunter, Lord Rabelan. But she is seized and taken to his palace, a plaything for his perverted amusement. Caught in a horrifying trap, Tracy seeks escape by any means possible. But how can she hope to survive when Lord Rabelan will do whatever it takes to forward his dark plan? And how can she escape the manipulations of a goddess determined to push her ever deeper into the vixen trap?