Shape shifters, witches, wizards and fae have lived alongside humans since the beginning of time. The preternaturals excel at blending in. Those who fail to blend in and master their magic, die. Tempest rejected her fae heritage and swore an oath to the shape shifter sovereign. She is the sovereign's second, an enforcer and keeper of the preternatural peace, an assassin when required. After a disheartening mission, Tempest is assigned a birthing bond with a shifter clan in the Smoky Mountains. Expecting to relax and regroup, she settles in for a few months of down time, only to have angry fae confront the clan. Tempest lacks diplomatic skills. She excels with weapons, not words, but to keep this conflict from becoming a full-scale war, she will visit her father in the Farseen, deal with the current plot, and protect the shifter clan.