It has been several months since Tate Eresby developed her new magical ability to bring whatever she creates to life, but she is still learning to control her power. With Tate struggling to make a liviing as an artist, she and Hexe can barely makes ends meet, but they're happy. Then Golgotham's criminal overlord, Boss Marz, is released from prison, bent on revenge agains tthe couple responsible for putting him there. Hexe's right hand gets destroyed, leaving him unable to conjure his benign magic, and attempts to repair the damage plunge him into a darkness that cannot be lifted - even by news that Tate is carrying his child.