(Book 1 of 4)"What haunts me is not the things we have seen, but to know that they were there all along and we were too blind to notice."Carter Becker appears to most as an ordinary teenager trying to get the attention of Scarlett, the girl with the ruby eyes. The most beautiful girl in the world.But when a devastating catastrophe destroys his city, Carter realises that the world hides many dark secrets, and he himself is one of them.A rogue soul reaper has come to a world that is not its own to carry out a sinister plan, and the only thing it requires is Scarlett's life. Carter joins forces with a team of fantastic and mysterious individuals to bring her home, but standing in his way are terrifying creatures beyond his imagination, an ancient and powerful organisation and worst of all, his own fear. Saving Scarlett's life and stopping the reaper's plan for total control will take more than luck; Carter will have to accept what he is and learn how to use it.