Aksel Muller was positive he had it all. He and his fellow Green Bearets are once again ready to defend their homeland of Cadia. He was even given the privilege of leading part of the mission to liberate the nearby human settlement of Cloud Lake from their enemies. But when he comes across a woman being kidnapped by evil shifters, Aksel immediately realizes he's wrong. He hasn't had everything he wanted. And he won't, not until he has her…
They came for her in the night. Nina Palerno had lived in terror ever since her little backwater town was taken over by shifters from another stronghold. The Cadians were kind; these new shifters from Fenris burnt half the city down around them just for fun. As they spirit her away into the night, her house burning to ashes behind her, Nina is left without hope. Until he comes to her rescue.
Sworn to secrecy by her human bosses, she refuses to reveal why Fenris is after her. But as her feelings for Aksel grow, her loyalties begin to shift. Should she tell him her secret after all? And when renegade elements manage to do the unthinkable and kidnap her again, will she be able to withstand their more vicious methods? Can Aksel, when confronted with his worst nightmare, do what's necessary to save the life of the woman he loves?