Zelle Scott lives a quaint, undemanding life with her loving parents and two sisters. Comfortable and safe, Zelle does not ask for anything more than what she has in front of her. This is until she finds herself faced with the mystery of her mother's identity as a witch.

As the possibility of this fantasy opens up to her, Zelle realizes she was far from content with her life. Magic becomes her escape, her lifeline. But when things take a turn for the worse, Wit becomes the very thing that puts their lives in danger. Her mother's true identity reveals a hidden world of witchcraft and nightmares

Now, forced to repair her relationship with her mother and herself, Zelle must unlock her powers to save her sister from the jaws of magic eaters. Will she learn to break out of the bonds that held her back her entire life? Or, will she remain tied down and succumb to the horrors of this newfangled threat?