Living on the streets in the middle of winter is no place for teen runaway Elle, so when she's offered a safe place to sleep at Greyfriars' Abbey, she accepts, but soon realises her huge mistake. Madame Marion, a woman older than time, runs the decrepit building with a smile laced with malignance. Her mere existence incites fear, and no one dares to disobey her. The dashingly handsome Kai oozes old-world charm, hints at dark pleasures, and flits in and out of Elle's life confusing her thoughts and darkening her days. Group members, come and go. Some thrive within the retreat. Others wilt, weaken, or simply disappear, while the distressing cries of wailing babies behind the walls only remind Elle of her own dilemma. What is the age-old secret that festers deep inside Greyfriars Abbey? Will Elle discover it in time to save her baby and herself? Can she stop a dastardly plan with worldwide implications too incredible to contemplate? Or is the cult too established, widespread, and powerful to be brought to its knees?