She married him to protect her family, but six months ago, something old and inhuman attacked Ronan Meyer. Each day, the thing inside him grows more possessive of the woman he now calls his wife. As Ronan tries to hold on to his shifting reality, Deja nears the truth that the greatest danger may not be marrying a mafia king; it's falling for the man and the monster who would destroy anyone trying to take what's theirs.