Nixie begins to regain her lost powers.She doesn't want to be the goddess Nyx, and yet it seems as natural as breathing. She finds herself continually drawn to Brett even though he scares her. And her attraction to Blade starts to simmer just beneath the surface.She gets a tattoo on her skin to ward off evil. But the tattoo artist, her neighbor, Harley, mistakenly botches the tattoo, drawing the Greek words to attract evil.Blade somehow knows she got the tattoo and tells her she has to have it removed. She has no idea how he knows she got a tattoo.When Brett sees the tattoo, he drags her to his apartment to " keep her safe." But he's acting strangely. He disappears in the middle of the night. After he leaves, Blade contacts her and rushes her to his apartment, telling her that he's the one who will keep her safe. She believes him.Another murder occurs at the exact same time that Brett left her side. She thinks he's the murderer and she vows to recover her powers.