Hunter Cross has many secrets. Sure, he loves Charlie. That's no secret. He loves her fiercely, the way any man could possibly love any woman. But when he meets the young barista at the local coffee shop he is immediately smitten by her innocence and quiet beauty. Of course Hunter Cross is no ordinary man, Charlie is no ordinary woman, and Hunter has developed a thing for Black Coffee. To make matters worse, The High Council wants their blood for a treasonous accusation leveled against them and will stop at nothing to get it. But the secrets they bundle with half-truths and swore an oath with their lives to safeguard makes protecting those closest to their hearts all the more difficult.