In the aftermath of dealing with his alcholic father, John thinks that his life couldn't get much worse, but then a vampire shoulders John into the boy's restroom at his new school and tries to snack on him! His first instinct is to fight back, but with the undead punching and kicking just won't cut it.
When his friend Donovan rescues him and finds out that John is Gifted to fight monsters, Donovan introduces John to his family of Hunters. John thinks he's found the family he's always longed for...but not everything is as it seems. Donovan's Giftless sister Corinne desperately wants to join the family business, but her attempts spark Donovan's jealousy and resentment. When dark tensions surface and her uncle antagonizes the Hunters Council, she may be John's only ally.
As bodies stack up, together they must figure out why the vampires are always one step ahead, and who's hunting whom. But can they survive long enough to discover the truth?