Curvy paramedic Nora Garcia isn't one to run away from danger and difficult, hopeless situations. So when she hears a cry for help one night, she rushes headlong into the alley with her pepper spray at the ready. But what she encounters isn't just a pair of common thugs. In fact, there is nothing common about them at all. Too late she realizes she has run into monsters who are not just brutal and deadly but who aren't even human… Edriq Haeken is a warrior, a defender and protector. He will do everything within his power and beyond to protect the innocent from cold-blooded, savage killers. Duty comes before everything else, but when he saves a gutsy, feisty human woman one night, his dragon realizes that it has found its mate. Can a fragile human female accept the claiming fire of his dragon? Can he trust her with his secrets and let her into his dark, dangerous world? Will two independent, headstrong people finally admit that they have found their perfect match?