The Nightmare in Their Blood

If I'm the child of a monster, will I become a monster?

Eighteen-year-old Orion Fogelberg has a monster living in his mind, a deadly creature named Bigby who can kill people by invading their dreams. After being hunted by an assassin and learning that his adoptive parents were hired to observe him, Orion is afraid that the reason behind those motivations is Bigby might be his father. His concerns are heightened after he receives an enigmatic email promising him information about his birth parents.

Feeling like his closest friends and fellow survivors of Calista Lindquist's hitlist, Victor Vegas and Celina Davenport, are too busy running their businesses, Orion turns to a philanthropist named Jacob McGovern, another name on Calista's list. Jacob offers to help, but asks for a dangerous favor in return. How far will Orion go to learn the truth about his birth parents and Bigby? Does Jacob's sudden appearance in Orion's life have anything to do with the unexpected war being waged on Victor's businesses? Are there any ties between Jacob's mysterious associates and the resurgence of the street drug "rec" that has been plaguing Orion's friends, Genocide Stone and Blaze Stanford?

Who can Orion trust when everyone he knows is the child of a monster, even himself?