Valerius isn't a popular Dark-Hunter
- he's a Roman which means that the largely Greek Hunters have a major grudge against him & his civilization for superceding them. To make things worse he's very conscious of his aristocratic background & breeding. So it serves him right when he runs into Tabitha Devereaux. She's sassy sexy & completely unwilling to take him seriously. (Not to mention Tabitha is also the sister-in-law of Kyrian a former Dark-Hunter & Val's mortal enemy.) What Tabitha does take seriously is hunting & killing vampires-and soon she & Val have to grapple with the deadliest of all Daimons
- one who's managed to come back from the dead & one who holds a serious grudge against both of them. To win against evil Val will have to loosen up learn to trust & put everything on the line to protect a man he hates & a woman who drives him nuts.