Like their father, Prof. Lawrence Miller (aka The Shepherd), Lexi and her little brother Nico are lightning rods for those in greatest need.

In The Valentine, one such person shows up at their door—a little girl named Violet, Vee for short. Vee has recently escaped from a vicious killer. Traumatized, the girl explains that when she was taken, she was carrying a gift for her mother. In her chaotic escape, it was left behind. Now, Vee wants it back, and she needs Lexi and Nico’s help.

In The Pit, Lexi and Nico Miller, the surviving children of The Shepherd, are visited by a spectral dog whose face is horribly disfigured. The children are shocked to learn that this phantom is the victim of a local dog-fighting ring. Yet, despite his own brutal death, the mournful dog’s spirit is determined that his fellow animals be freed from the violence and brutality of The Pit that claimed his life. What follows is a desperate rescue attempt that pierces the very heart of darkness.

Volume 3 in The Shepherd series.  This beautiful HARDCOVER edition collects issues #1-3 of The Valentine and includes the one-shot, backup story The Pit.