Beasts are not as scary as people with beastly hearts. Val vividly remembers what happened to her in a distant, werewolf-populated city, when Raza easily, with one wave of her hand, ruined her life. But why does the girl's heart still languish over who caused her so much pain? And what will Val do when he realizes that it is she who has become the curse of Raza, she, the weak point in the seemingly impenetrable armor, he still needs?