Welcome to The Protector Guild:Rule Number One: Guild above everything.Rule Number Two: Hunt or be hunted.Rule Number Three: Stay away from the demons locked in the basement.In the shadows of the human world, a secret society of demon hunters fights to keep humanity from the supernatural forces that threaten to tear it apart.But for Max Bentley, a rookie hunter struggling to find her place amongst her kind, the biggest threat might just be the four brooding, enigmatic members of the most elite team of hunters-all of whom seem to have taken a special, antagonistic interest in her.She quickly discovers that their past is as dark and complicated as her own. As she is drawn deeper into the mysterious world of demon hunting, she finds herself torn between her duty to her people and her growing attraction to her team. It's more than her heart on the line, it's the very fabric of our world.