Though he posed as a gay hooker, Daniel had never been with a man and only mildly curious. As a cop, he has seen it all, until he touched the stranger, experienced a rush of arousal no man had ever caused, looked into the pale blue, ice cold eyes, and recognized a predator. He thought of him when the first murdered pimp showed up and his young boy prostitute disappeared. The possibility didn’t stop him from giving into an urge he didn’t understand and saying yes the next time he saw him. Brand had no intention of ever getting involved, woman or man, human or wolf. He didn’t know how to love, only to kill. His plan was to experience sex once with a man and walk away. His wolf wouldn’t let him, not when his wolf was the only thing that could save Daniel’s life.

Daniel and Brand’s relationship survived the first six months of murder attempts and discovering Daniel was a sleeping cat shifter. They should have lived happily every after but the fates had other challenges in store for them with death threats, pressure for Brand to take the alpha position, a war brewing with Daniel caught in the middle, and Daniel’s insecurities. Though Brand claims he doesn’t want the alpha position, Daniel’s certain his mate being a cat shifter is the real reason. While the tempest grows around them, more and more of the wolves make demands on Brand for help, and as another secret from Brand reveals itself, will their love for each other be enough to keep them together for the happily ever after they deserve?

A devoted loner before meeting Daniel, Brand is plagued by others intruding into their lives. Shannon and Collin and Philip and Samuel may never stop bringing them their troubles. Alpha Silver chasing after Cruz, after Brand warned him away, aggravates Brand even more. While Daniel struggles to keep the peace between all the fractions, his own nerves are stretched tight from waiting for the birth of his child, his fear of another child being too much for Brand’s tolerance, and dealing with the complexities of their unconventional mating. As if all of that wasn’t enough, another attempt at killing them comes from an unexpected source. Is it connected to previous attempts as Brand believes? Will Brand and Daniel discover who wants them dead and why? Will the surprises they find in their search for answers add to the stress of too much by too many to push them apart?

Daniel thought Brand was joking when he talked of vampires, until one, burning up from the sun, ran into the barn. Raymond begged for help to save a child, saying a previous acquaintance of Brand’s had given his name. When Brand was taken, Daniel didn’t know why or which one had betrayed them: Raymond or the one who gave Brand’s name. He didn’t know who to trust, only that he had to save his mate, but could he? Alone? Could he survive losing Brand if he failed?