Fara Monroe is a rare Undine/Slyph crossbreed. Her life was good until her father disappeared and her mother remarried. With a college degree in business and a good work ethic it should be easy for her to find a good job, but her stepfather has other plans for her. He has managed to get her fired from every decent job she had until she finally moves across the country to get away from him. In Angel City she has been forced to take waitress jobs to stay afloat.

She is ready to give up when she goes to McLaughlin International for an interview. Coming face to face with Lance McLaughlin, the handsome CEO she has a chance to change her life for the better. That is until a power play is made during her interview. Will he be able to over look her unwilling part in a blackmail scheme? Is the instant attraction she felt mutual? And what are the bear clans plans for the upcoming Moot?