After the sudden death of her mother, Layla starts noticing strange happenings around her. Faces in the shadows and whispers in the wind aren't the half of it. Something is burning up inside of her, claiming her body as its own. And then there's the mysterious, incredibly attractive new man who seemed to appear by her side out of thin air.

Layla has a feeling that there's more to Ares than meets the eye and her world is turned completely upside down when he reveals his hidden agenda, and her hidden secret. A secret that puts more than just their two lives in jeopardy.