With a war lasting centuries before her time, Katalise Wolf is left alone in a world she was hidden from. Born of an original vampire and the leader of a wolf pack, she must fend for herself after their unforeseen death. For months she wandered the streets until she befriends two humans who help guide the hybrid as she grows up in the big city. While she may be the only one of her kind, her estranged family secretly battle to be the dominant species. The vampires who continue to use humans as their source of nourishment encounters Katalise and her friends. While her friends are able to escape the attackers she is cornered by one of the vampires, Zeno. He is blindsided by her knowledge of his kind but delighted by her witty dismissal of his actions. Instead of feeding on her he offers Katalise the option of becoming his fledgling. She denies his request but that doesn't stop the curious ancient being. He is intrigued by the teen and wants to know more about the girl who knows of the supernatural world that's considered fictional by humans. In this tale of love and loss, Zeno will find that his life as a vampire isn't what he thought it could be and Katalise will find out that she's not as alone as she was led to believe.