Demon in the forest. Grisha.

Before he led the Second Army of Ravka, before the Shadow Canyon divided the country, and long before he became a Darkling, he was simply a lonely boy burdened with extraordinary power.

Eric and his mother, Lena, have been in hiding their entire lives, but they have never found a safe haven. They are not only the most grizzly—they are the deadliest and rarest of their kind. They are sought to be destroyed out of fear, hunted to exploit their gifts. Wherever they find themselves, mother and son are forced to hide their true nature. But sometimes deadly secrets find their way out of the darkness...