The paths of five strangers cross and their fates intertwine when they find themselves at the epicenter of a paranormal re-awakening. Near Yellowstone Lake, park employee Kyle Fenn finds his way into a sacred cave and gets far too close to a long-buried secret...At Montana State University, moderators remove an archaeological scholar from a conference stage as he frantically declares that evil always finds a way . . .After burying her mother and suffering the apparent loss of her boyfriend, a young Virginian returns to work at Yellowstone to start over again...A Native American man leaves his ranch and his father's crooked patriarchy to work as a Yellowstone Ranger, where he discovers an ancient darkness now compromises his family's safety . . . And outside Yellowstone's North Gate, a hot-headed divorcee gains a special ability after playing pool with a stranger...Kyle must decipher friend from foe as he seeks the origin of an unfathomable evil and find the courage to stop the darkness he has accidentally incited.