A wingless gargoyle, a woman on the run, and a tattoo parlor turned sanctuary. Cashiel Two-hundred years ago Cashiel "Cash" Windheart was cast out of his clan, his wings ripped from his back, doomed to a life of isolation as one of the Wingless. Now, he leads a quiet life at the Monstrous Ink tattoo parlor as one of the few monsters who can tattoo stone skin. That is until a pink-haired human with eyes the color of whiskey, and a dragonfly tattoo on her neck, stumbles into the shop looking for a job. Daphne New hair, a new name, and a hundred dollars in her pocket. That's all Daphne Clarke has when her car breaks down in Port Haven, California, a sanctuary for monster-kind. Daphne isn't familiar with monsters, but they can't be any worse than her ex. After responding to an ad for a front desk receptionist at a local tattoo parlor, Daphne meets Cash, the solemn, wingless gargoyle. It's only supposed to be temporary. But as the days pass, Daphne finds herself drawn to the gargoyle and dreading the day that her car is road-ready again.