Marcus Hamilton, a fierce vampire warrior of the Crimson Circle, has grieved the loss of his bonded mate and their son for centuries. But as his fellow warriors find their forevers, he is determined to move on. His resolve is put to an immediate test though, when the woman he has blamed for his mate's death returns to his life. Now past is all he can think of. But it's not his losses he is reliving. It's his time with Sabine.

Sabine Bertheaume has known love and happiness?and tragedy and loss too. If only she could make Marcus see beyond his pain. Because the one thing she has desired all her life is for him to be happy. And if keeping away from him is how it's achieved, she is willing to stay away.

But now he is constantly seeking her company. She doesn't know how to handle his interest, or the resurgence of her own hopes: bonding for eternity?with her beloved warrior.

The enemy of the two-natured kind is ever vicious though, and moving closer to the vampires. Will Marcus and Sabine be able to reconcile their past and find a future together? Or will it all end before it's even begun?