As one of the first to arrive and assist the Valendrans on Earth, Viper fle' te' Trugh had thought he was prepared for the mission he was sent on. He was terribly wrong. Caught by the rogue band of Relian's his team had been tracking, and a concussion that prevented his ability to communicate on the Shengari' his hopes for rescue or escape are dwindling. Lara Blain was an Iraq veteran with a bad case of PTSD and even worse luck. Stumbling upon the group of strangers interrupting the peace and quiet of her mountains, she didn't expect to rescue the strange eyed man who set her emotions on edge. On the run and looking for his people, Lara is confident that she can keep the man alive. Until the dark, ones are sent to recapture them. Fighting an enemy she can't see and feelings for the strange man she is drawn to, it will take every skill, she's ever had to keep them alive.