Demons infest Casino City, locking debtors away in the bowels of its man-made island. Buford leaves his future in the balance to race home and free his father from rotting away in the island’s cells, only to discover the demon in charge wants Buford under her control, and she holds all the cards.

While the mighty Mississippi River pounds against the island’s foundations, Casino City poisons its waters and the River Fae beneath. The half-fae, May seeks out Buford to make a deal. He builds her wings so she can fight for the lives of the family who rejected her, and she will help him earn his father’s freedom.

But they quickly learn they are gambling with their lives, and the house always wins.