On a hunting trip to feed Alex meets Beth, a dying human. After she feeds she finds she doesn't want to leave. Beth ends up in hospital. Alex follows after her. She resists Beth's attempts to push her away. Finding out that Beth's sister has cast a spell may explain why she can't seem to walk out of Beth's life. In desperation she calls her vampire father. Concerned he catches a plane. Alex's emotional state deteriorates. Her need for blood increases to the point of being dangerous. She meets a werecat with answers, but not the ones she wants. She finds some answers but they lead to more questions. Alex's were-hybrid heritage has finally caught up to her. There is no guarantee that she will survive what she considers Fates joke. The transformation turned out to be a long painful process. Her were-heritage demands that she claims Beth as her own. She is almost powerless to stop it or to make her own choice. Beth however has no choice but to complete the mating and be turned. It is that or die. When she nearly dies in the grip of the transformation Alex curses Fate and demands things be put right. The Fates intervene but they ask a price be paid.