In the shadowed confines of a rural town, 17-year-old Peter Kipling teeters on the brink of despair, totally engulfed by the suffocating grip of his declining mental health. Haunted by the specters of an absent mother, an indifferent father, and the relentless torment of his high school bully, the darkness threatens to consume him whole. But just when all seems lost, a flicker of hope appears in the form of a girl with eyes like the splitting of Sirius. Convinced that she holds the key to his salvation, Peter embraces a new life full of intrigue and uncertainty. As he allows himself to fall completely in love with his enigmatic savior, Peter is forced to confront the shadows still lurking within himself and the chilling realization that some forms of darkness will never truly fade away.