Ten years into the future. Aria is taken in by the King of Thieves and raised as one of his 'long lost bastards'. She is known as the Grim Reaper, only to haunt those 'comming of death' at night. Her new father : Heron Hagsborough introduces Aria to Joseph Dakaroc , the secretive son of Heron locked away for his safety. Their romance unravels within the city walls..and outside..