17 year old Ashley finds herself roming the streets of Puerto Rico with her bestfriend Ashton. shortly after her father-David- goes missing , she meets a world she knew not exsisted and dicovers that her so called "vacation" was never really one but a "plan" but a plan by who? downworlders- vampires , worlocks, werewolfs, faries - in a hunt to obtain her powers. Sheltered within the San Juan institute, where newly found friends (shadowhunter-worriors who rid the world of the existence of demons) and lover victor help to uncover the truth begind the fog of evil , blocking there view -of the bad around them- of the truth and secrets to what ashley is and how and why she has the abilities she has... Fighting to see whats right and learning to wield her gifts at will. will she see the light? love, lost , hate , greed, and twists and turns... It's kind of a fanfic but these characters and problem and espesially what ashely is are mine. The story takes place from boston to puerto rico.