A novel of love, loss, and survival in a city consumed by darkness. After years on the front lines, Australian Army veteran Jake Michaels returns home to Sydney hoping for peace. Instead, he's met with tragedy-his father lies comatose after a mysterious car accident, and the only survivor is an eleven-year-old girl with no name and a haunted look in her eyes. But that's just the beginning. A deadly werewolf outbreak is sweeping through the city, transforming ordinary people into savage, unstoppable werewolves. The infection spreads fast, and Sydney is falling. Entire suburbs are lost overnight. The moon no longer matters-once bitten, there's no turning back. With chaos in the streets and the government in retreat, Jake finds himself leading a desperate mission across the city. By his side: his ex-girlfriend, a battle-hardened team of soldiers, and the strange girl known only as Jane Doe, who may be the key to everything. Their destination: Camp Alpha, a heavily fortified base in Parramatta and humanity's last hope. But as the group fights to stay alive, Jake discovers that the line between man and monster is thinner than he ever imagined... and some battles must be fought not just with bullets, but with the heart.