Theodora's life has never been easy, the only child of an alcoholic mother and a father who she has never meet. Growing up in the rough neighborhood of South London, Theo has learned to forge for herself and rely solely on her intelligence. When her mother dies, Theodora is forced to leave London and move in with her grandmother in New Orleans, Louisiana. A new life, A new school, An opportunity to start afresh and escape the current world she lives in. However, she soon finds herself thrown into the world she never knew existed. A world bound together by blood and heritage Things are not what it seems. Dark secrets lay hidden within this strange city and its people. At the center of an ancient bloodline war and in the midst of chaos, Theo finds herself despite her best efforts, drawn to the magnetic and mysterious Gabriel Faye, the bad-boy delinquent and werewolf heir to the Ra dynasty.