Beginnings are different for everyone...Ivy Mason is no exception. After the car accident that took the life of her only friend Eric, and the nightmares that followed, Ivy feels completely alone. Her family's sudden move to Kilgore only adds to her feelings of solitude. She soon discovers though, that Kilgore is not an average small town, it holds a secret. It is a military guarded installation that houses teens affected by the BV49 inoculation and their families. Ivy is one of the affected teens known as Liber Cruor.Her world is changing. Her life is becoming more of a fantasy than a reality and the monsters she always feared are now the good guys. She must embrace her new home, accept a new way of life and move toward her IMMORTAL BEGINNINGS.