Ana’s ordinary life is shattered in a flash of unearthly lightning. Ripped from the human world, she awakens in the war-torn, magical realm of Leonad with a terrifying realization: she is no longer human. Gifted—or cursed—with leathery wings, razor-sharp claws, and a tail, she has become the very thing of nightmares. Desperate and disoriented, all she wants is to find her way back home. But standing in her way is a towering, impossibly handsome beast of a man whose intoxicating scent and smoldering gaze ignite a dangerous, forbidden heat within her.

Prince Quinn has spent his life fighting the malevolent shadows that threaten to consume his kingdom. With the female gargoyles wiped out generations ago, his people are edging toward extinction. Then, a miracle literally falls from the sky and into his arms. Ana is fiercely defiant, terrified, and undeniably his fated mate. His ancient instincts roar a single demand: Mine.

While Quinn vows to protect her and gently awaken the desire he knows simmers between them, a cosmic war orchestrated by distant, meddling gods looms over them. As the shadows close in, Ana must make a choice: cling to the fading memory of her human life, or embrace her monstrous new form—and the fiercely protective prince who has already claimed her soul.