Kate and the former Beast Lord Curran Lennart are finally making their relationship official. But there are some steep obstacles standing in the way of their walk to the altar. Kate’s father, Roland, has kidnapped the demigod Saiman and is slowly bleeding him dry in a never-ending bid for power. A Witch Oracle has predicted that if Kate marries the man she loves, Atlanta will burn and she will lose him forever. And the only person Kate can ask for help is long dead. The odds are impossible. The future is grim. But Kate Daniels has never been one to play by the rules...


凱特與前獸王克倫雷納終於要結婚了。然而，兩人邁向紅毯另一端的路上仍有險阻。凱特的父親羅蘭德綁了半神賽門，並慢慢讓他的血流乾，從而獲得力量，而他獲取力量的慾望永遠無法滿足。一位甲骨算命師預言，如果凱特與克倫雷納結婚，亞特蘭大將不會放過他，凱特將永遠失去克倫雷納。而且，唯一能幫助凱特的人早已死去，這一切難以逆轉，未來一片黑暗；不過凱特從不按常理出牌……