Living on the streets after escaping intolerable abuse, Zane is cold and sick, hungry and lonely. His pride is all he's got left, and it's in tatters. When a mysterious beauty shows up one chilly night to offer him a hot meal and conversation, he can't turn her down. But the lady isn't quite what she seems. Alice Delacourt must regularly consume human blood, and now she wants to taste Zane's. Will he surrender his pride in return for the affection she offers, or will he condemn himself to die alone?