When a mysterious beast begins hunting through 1927 Harlem, leaving death in its wake, estranged lovers Elise and Layla are forced back together to uncover the terrifying truth at the heart of the city's underworld. Their search for answers becomes deeply personal when Elise's missing sister, Josi, seems mysteriously connected to the creature's rampage—and to secrets that could transform everything they thought they knew about reapers. With dangerous new alliances, a seductive reaper-venom drug sweeping through New York's elite, and the boundaries between life and death growing more perilous by the day, these two must navigate betrayal and desire to stop an ancient evil. This stunning conclusion to the duology will break your heart and put it back together in the most satisfying way.

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