Elaina Pernick seemingly has everything a girl could want: she is beautiful, talented, smart and filthy rich, being the only child of an immensely wealthy widow.
But, beneath the sparkle of a seemingly charmed life, lies a deeper, darker secret. Every year, the night before her birthday, she has a dream that serves as a premonition of an upcoming event. At first she does not believe in this, but as she grows older, she learns that she has a mysterious ability, not unlike another in her family who disappeared years ago.
As the dreams get stronger and much more malignant, Elaina questions her own sanity. She must investigate the past, withstand the present and try to prevent the future, or else....