Handsome, powerful Rurik Wilder battles darkness- the darkness without and the darkness within. He possesses the power to trnsform himself into a fierce bird of prey, and that gift has caused death and destruction. At last he is offered the chance to redeem himself and vreak the evil pact that has held his family in thrall for centuries. Only one woman stands in his way - Taysa Hunnicutt, a writer determined to wreak revenge on the assassins who murdered her family. Assassins, it's been rumored who have powers no human should ever possess.