Wayde Wallace is a vampire. He's been alone for a long time, until he smells the sunshine scent of a woman and finds Daphne Sabella. Her blood smells intoxicating until he catches the stench of sickness upon her and realizes Daphne is dying.

Alexander Malden is a Shade cop sent to patrol the supernaturals who live among humans. A rogue vampire is killing women and he thinks Wayde is the monster because only a trickster can make him feel such lust and longing.

To prove his innocence, Wayde goes out to find the real rogue vampire and Alex can't help but follow because the mating bond has already settled between them. And when they believe they can finally help Daphne, she becomes the next victim. Now they must rescue her and turn her before she succumbs to death.