"By day, you are your mother's child. Too bad the night can't strip you of your father's sins. Your life would be less complicated." Demon hunter Echo Wren lives underground out of necessity. Isolated from others, she can't hurt them with her touch. And presumed to have died in an explosion, her solitary existence safeguards her greatest shame and secret. She's the daughter of Vicious, the master demon responsible for murdering her mother's kind to the brink of extinction. Betrayed and a kill order placed on her head, Echo is forced above ground and in proximity to the man hired to protect her. As her once quiet and safe life careen towards danger, Echo struggles with a different threat-her growing feelings for her sexy bodyguard and the mess of their tangled pasts. Rourke Summers blames her for his parents' murders. Cursed by her mother's gods. Given away by her father. Betrayed by a man from her past. Can Echo let go of past hurts and put her undeniable attraction for Rourke to the test? Or will she walk away from his scorching kisses and promise of a lifetime of his protection? After what happened in her past, Echo can never ask anyone to give up their life for her.