Ashlyn is feeling like she can finally start to relax. Her family and neighbours have come to realise that Carl, her giant bodyguard, is not a monster, but a person like any other. She's looking forward to her final semester of high school, and is already making plans for what she'll wear to the school formal. It's a relief not to have to worry about danger and death, and to feel like a normal teenager. But some questions about Carl still need answers, and danger may still be just around the corner, because not everyone agrees that Ashlyn and Carl have the right to live in peace.