Shapeshifter Juliette Singleton left her home to escape the oppressive concern of her family ... and the memory of being raped. She finds little solace, however, as her sleep is plagued with nightmares, forcing her to re-live the brutal assault over and over again. Race Covington, a chimaera, thought he was the only one of his kind. Then he reunited with Juliette, whom he had known as a child, and discovered to his delight that he was not alone after all -- and the both of them discovered that they were destined to be together. Meeting her mate leads Juliette to open up about the attack and begin the healing process, while Race believes meeting his means it is definitely time to escape the employ of a dangerous and vindictive vampire. They decide it is time to start their lives over again -- together -- but going home proves to be harder than they expected when they are forced to confront a dangerous foe neither could have ever imagined.