Her boss would call it a 'strongly encouraged leave of absence.' Quinn Brennan would call it her last chance. Quinn, as the leading magical analyst for the Arcanum-a renowned organization advancing the world's knowledge and use of magic, as well as defending against its darker forces-, is no stranger to life-or-death decisions on the front lines in the battle against magic. Driven to advance her career in the Arcanum to fulfill a promise to her parents, Quinn has always put work first. When one decision goes awry, it costs Quinn her career, two of her closest friends, and her self-confidence. Now placed on leave from the job she once loved above all else, she is determined to prove that she still has what it takes to be number one. Her interest piqued by reports filed by the town of Beteville located in magic's hot zone, Quinn uses her leave of absence to conduct an investigation of her own. What she finds is a mystery that was decades in the making. When townspeople begin disappearing without a trace, eerily like those thirty years prior, Quinn must use her Arcanum experience. Assisted by the lone survivor of her last botched mission, Quinn must put a stop to the Beteville Beast for once and for all or lose her last chance at redemption.