Rebecca Yeager's plans did not include becoming a victim of some crazy fanged and clawed devil when she agreed to take part in a local masquerade. Becky instantly learns about her friends and loved one something that she could not even imagine could. Saving Becky from an unprovoked attack by one of the members of his Pride, Simon is finally convinced of what he had suspected for so long: she is his destiny. He brought the girl to his home, and, bandaging his wounds, Simon realized: this is his long-awaited chance to taste and mark her as his own. And she turned out to be much sweeter than anything and everything that he tried. It seemed that all their problems were in the past, when suddenly Becky was overcome by a strange illness that threatened to turn their sweet dreams into a nightmare.