Betrayed by her parents, fiancé Julian Croft, and sister Elara Lynn, Clarissa Lynn is manipulated into becoming a vessel for a Gu Worm. After being crippled, she is married by Julian. She uncovers the truth of this betrayal. She fakes her own death to escape. She is found by a remorseful Julian, who now knows the truth and seeks atonement. Clarissa is finally free from her past.
