Jazlyn Adams is a journalist who does not know that she has magical lineage. Zachariah Novak is a Darkling and the leader of a revolution against the Karpaty Council, the dangerous governing body of the vampires. Zachariah wants Jazlyn to write a story that tells the world of the existence of the supernatural, even though he knows that it will put her in danger. As he comes to know her, though, he changes his mind and wants nothing more than to keep her safe, even if it means that his quest is destroyed.