Truth can be twisted. A shifter is a natural liar. As a genetically engineered shifter experiment, Noah's lies are born from necessity and come as easily as his shift does. His name, his life, his ability, he hides it all because he must. If he doesn't, it will destroy everything he holds dear. Eighteen-year-old Alyson Gale is a sensor, not a shifter. Truth-seeker, she can look into a shifter and see who they truly are. Now, she's forced to lie to protect Noah, her family, her friends and, most of all, herself. None of them can know and the deception is starting to burn her. The shifter war has tumbled into their backyard and it's not ready to let either of them go. The war's greatest weapon is about to be unleashed and all Aly and Noah can hope is that they survive it.