Peter Hansen seems to have everything in his life under control. He's a second-year law student at Georgetown and his girlfriend, Susan, is a charming, attractive political science major. But then one day everything changes. In a flash of light, Peter's eyes are opened to a secret battle between good and evil. Mixed into the masses of people in the world, and visible only to each other, are two types of people: the Chosen and the Shadows. Peter struggles to find out why he has become one of the Chosen, and what being Chosen means.
Peter is guided by his criminal law professor, Benjamin Ridley, who is battling against one of the Shadows--a popular, articulate man who may pose a danger to Peter's girlfriend. Can Peter protect Susan from the Shadows? Can he protect himself?
"Once you become a Chosen or a Shadow, you can never be neutral again."--Professor Benjamin Ridley.
For Peter, the conflict has begun...