John loves his job as Beta to Marcel Trembley in the Maine Territory, but he's lost Adah. Theirs was a strange relationship, with him a shifter, her a human, he being young, and her elderly. But it was undeniable that he was drawn to her. Now he has to move on, so he's taking a short vacation to come to terms with his grief.

Amy is a reporter trying to break into shifter-only news media, and that's a small niche. What would bring her to the attention of the editors? An exclusive interview with the reclusive Lou Conell.

Neither expects what they actually find...