LAPD cop Cavan Carmichael is more in love than ever with Ludo, the man he rescued during a nightmare raid in a Brentwood, CA house. Ludo, who must fight his werewolf inclinations to kill, has eighteen months to go before he can swim across the lake in Argentina that cursed him in the first place. But it ain't easy. One hot August night in the middle of a family barbecue, Cavan is disturbed not only by Ludo's increasing moodiness, but also the stone statues of wolves that populate the exterior of the building next door. Also, somebody's following Cavan, and he soon learns that a second man has been beaten and tortured at the same residence in Brentwood where he'd rescued Ludo. And to make matters worse, when Cavan and his workmates rush to the property, they discover that the victim is somebody from Cavan's past. Secrets are revealed, mysteries deepen, and a shocking, age-old legend puts Cavan's life at risk. But Ludo tells him not to worry, that he would never let anyone hurt his man. "When I'm pushed to the wall," Ludo says, "I'm savage..."