Iain Axel has long felt different from the others...and not only because of his unique vampire abilities. With the sudden appearance of the mysterious Alex, the sultry Greek vampire who claims to be Iain's brother, Iain starts to feel the stirrings of something he never recognized before...something animal. Is Alex what he seems? Or is there another motive? And what is Iain to make of the fiery Sasha whom Alex has taken under his wing? Are they really just mentor and pupil?

And what exactly is Iain supposed to do with the animal that is waking up inside him? Can his life ever be normal again?