An unplanned pregnancy can be daunting at the best of times, but for lizard-shifter Eddie Pirini, it's the least challenging thing in his life right now. His human girlfriend, Ainsley, still hasn't come to terms with his animal form. It won't matter how much they love each other. If she can't accept his beast, their future is doomed. With the added stress of Therian Mafia - the Fraksiya - in Redcliffe, and new Special Forces agents arriving, Eddie is juggling too many things. How can he fulfill his role as The Peacekeeper, when everything is falling apart? How can he be what Ainsley needs, when even she doesn't know what that is? When the dust settles, who will be left standing?