On the run from the genetics lab that made him, a nameless werewolf encounters a young woman whose aura glows with primordial fire. Curious beyond the caution to flee, he is determined to learn the mystery of her light.
Miranda, who prefers horses over people, is in Ithaca, New York to get her farrier training and secure her independence from her family. She's cautiously intrigued when a bisexual silver-eyed man tells her he knows she's not human and implies that he isn't, either.
Mutual curiosity spins into a friendship that results in him taking the name Jason and putting down roots for the first time since his escape. Miranda helps him return to his first love—the violin, and Jason helps her stretch her ability to manifest and manipulate fire.
Unknown to either of them, a scientist from Jason's past discovers Miranda's ability and begins grooming her as the solution to his greatest professional failure. Jason must choose...