It is hardly the first time that Clement Vyner has been chased by bloodthirsty witch hunters; with his black eyes, icy skin, and antisocial personality, he's used to being targeted. He's always managed to scrape by on his own. The last thing he expects is to drag somebody else into his perilous way of life . . . that is, until he finds himself being rescued from dire straits by Alasdair Carmichael, a cynical man whose life is nothing but a series of bloody secrets. Before long, the two men find themselves reluctantly entangled and under fire.

Trust has never come easily to either of them. The last time Clement tried to trust somebody, it didn't end well. Yet as the shadows from both of their pasts come crawling into the light, he begins to realize that if he can't learn to open up to Alasdair, their chances of survival are slim at best.