Paen Scott is a Dark One: a vampire without a soul. And his mother is about to lose hers too if Paen can`t repay a debt to a demon by finding a relic known as the Jilin God in five days. Half-elf Samantha Cosse may have gotten kicked out of the Order of Diviners, but she`s still good at finding things, which is why she just opened her own private investigation agency. Paen is one of Sam`s first clients and the only one to set her elf senses tingling, which makes it pretty much impossible to keep their relationship on a professional level. Sam is convinced that she is Paen`s Beloved-the woman who can give him back his he wants it or not.