Alana Avery's life is far from normal. Most of her family are Guardians, warriors chosen to protect the human race. For as long as she can remember, she has been preparing her entire life to become one of them. So when she is chosen to become a Guardian, an investigator who solves various paranormal crimes and murders, her life changes radically. Alana must now attend Guardian Academy to learn her new role as a law enforcement official. There she meets Jackson Gray, who becomes her partner and also turns out to be a werewolf. Jackson is smart, cocky, sexy and... he constantly drives Alana crazy. Despite the conflict between Alana and Jackson, everything is going well in her new life, until the moment of her grandfather's murder. Alana is determined to find out who killed her grandfather, even if I'll have to use Jackson's help. However, the more she learns about what happened, the more she realizes that her family and the Guardian Academy have too many secrets.