Those who look upon Lannes Hannelore see only an exceptionally handsome man. But his beauty is a prison, locking the dark truth inside his tormented soul. For Lannes is one of a dying race of remarkable creatures, hiding in plain sight among earth's human masters. His existence is solitary and sad-until the night he encounters a young woman on a deserted street, desperate, frightened, with no memory . . . and covered in blood. She has no recollection of who she is or what she's done-and now she must trust a mysterious stranger whose imposing presence masks a gentle heart. Her need draws Lannes into a mystery that will cause him to confront his worst fears and question everything he believes-and compel him to risk his secrets for the one woman who might well be the love of his life . . . or the destruction of it.