A vampire cursed to be untouchable. Happy to be back in Seattle, Shea Bennet wants nothing more than to forget about the enigmatic warlock who saved her from a fate worse than death. But his topaz eyes haunt her, and his wicked scent makes her crave something she will never be able to have, something more than his blood -- his touch. Though she feels his presence everywhere she goes, she is taken off guard when he suddenly appears as she is hunting, and Shea finds the tables have turned, and it is she who is the prey. A warlock determined to break the curse. Ever since he let her leave, Jesse Moss finds he is the one possessed -- with the memory of a vampire he felt compelled to protect for reasons he can't explain. He lies awake night after night wrapped in her scent, her whiskey voice invading his dreams, and for the first time in his solitary life, he feels alone in the dark. The only light in his world is a vampire who wants nothing but to be far away from him.

Concerned for her safety, he tracks her to her home and offers her a deal, if she will only agree to spend some time with him. A deal he has no intention of keeping. Her past won't let her have him. Her future insists she must.