It's been seven years since the curfew began and the citizens of London have raced to be asleep before The Raven stalks the streets at night. Up until six months ago Jacob's sister lived with him at Elm Park Children's home. Now Jacob's nightmares are haunted by his sister's screams. Jacob takes precautions every night to ward off an attack from The Raven and survive until morning, but one night his precautions are not enough. Now it's a race against time to find his family and escape The Raven's clutches.