Kim and Jaimie are freshman roommates—but their college experience is anything but typical. This is Jaimie’s first time in the “real world,” away from her large family and their magical traditions. It’s Kim’s chance to escape her high school reputation. But Jaimie quickly sees that Kim can’t—she’s being stalked by something that feeds on depression. And, just like that, reality reshapes itself, as the two girls—along with Jaimie’s cousins and a Presence named Rugee—try to capture and rout the viri, or emotional vampire, who is tracking Kim.