Ancient races, long thought to be extinct, are being reborn.Elijah, a cold soul feeder, brushed fates with one such creature. The experience left him with a new awareness. He now knows can never return to the emotionless existence he had before and craves what he cannot have. Love.Valentine's need to help those in pain has caused her trouble repeatedly but never as much as the day she sees Elijah. His pain runs deeper than anyone she's ever met. The intensity of the way he watches her, terrifies her, as does the fact that no one else can see him.With a new world opening before her, Valentine must choose between hiding in the shadows of her old life and reaching within for a power that can change everything she knows.