Brady Aristonei, last shapeshifter of his kind, will do anything to get revenge on the mysterious beings who murdered his parents, much to the chagrin of his adopted older brother and police detective Benjamin Anderson. Then he rescues Carlotta Morgenstern, daughter to the most powerful vampire family on the west coast. They make a deal: if he helps her stop a huge conspiracy that's blurring the lines between monsters and men, she'll give him the whereabouts of his parents' killers. Now, Brady must protect Carlotta, himself, and their few allies from the monsters hellbent on cutting a hole in the fabric of their world.