After three long years, mysteriously Stephanie is released from the asylum for the criminally insane. Jeffery is waiting at the gate to take her to New Orleans to live with him and Dom. Jeffery informs Stephanie that thanks to Aidan's mystery key, she is a very wealthy young woman.

Shortly after Stephanie begins to settle in her new home in the Garden District, an unexpected guest visits. Aidan's sister, Helen, brings a message from the Family, warning her to not go snooping around their affairs.

To Stephanie's horror, she discovers what the Family is hiding. Now she must find the truth and begins her journey for answers with the help of an unlikely source. A new love interest, Val Cross.

Stephanie finds there are other angels from her race but to her great disappointment, she is not accepted into the celestial clan and is looked upon as an impure. As a new enemy rises, she must confront her foe and fight. But can she prevail with all odds against her?