Upon discovering the unawakened are a primary source of sustenance for dae without a bonded human, Alexa must come to terms with her status as Rob's lover and provider. To complicate matters, Kenneth and his dae are convinced she belongs only to them. Unless she can rise up from her station and become a player in the games the dae play, she will remain a pawn and a victim.

In a dangerous gambit that will forever change her life, she joins the police to gain the intel needed to bring down Kenneth and his empire.

But all things come at a price, and she never imagined securing justice for the women Terry Moore, Kenneth's accomplice, drugged and murdered might cost her the one thing she doesn't want to lose: Rob.