Published in 2002, it is the 9th book in the Dark Series, and focuses on Jaxon Montgomery and Lucian Daratrazanoff.

Jaxon Montgomery has spent nearly her entire life as the obsession of a sick serial killer.

When Tyler finally snaps he kills her mother and her younger brother and as a highly trained Navy SEAL he avoids all capture.

She spends her life paranoid of showing any emotion and caring toward anyone, lest she set off Tyler's murderous habits.

He has come to claim Jaxon as his lifemate and after he saves her life during a drug bust, he takes it upon himself to protect her.