Shady Woods has morphed into a new thing, same as Grace and Riah. But when a new teacher moves to town with his son, they upend Grace's life with the secrets they represent. As Grace struggles with the change and truth this brings, dendrite girls go missing, one by one. When the new town council disbands the police force instead of letting them investigate, Grace brings her Sentinel brother, Ethan's policeman uncle, and the old town council together. Can the old council gain traction and tip Shady Woods back towards what it once was? Or will buried secrets ruin both Grace's world, as well as the town she and her friends are fighting for?