Julian, taken at birth from a Louisiana hospital and forced into a vampire coven, is forbidden by those who've freed him from seeking out his still-human twin brother. He's new to the rules and regulations of the Templar and isn't one to follow orders. But going against the rules also means betraying and deceiving his One, his bonded mate, and could bring death or imprisonment to himself and those he loves. Sebastian has finally found his mate after 1,500 years, and the threat of Julian's old coven is behind them. Now, he settles into a normal life with Julian, attempting to raise a human, preteen son, a child that Julian unwittingly stole as an infant from a Russian orphanage. As Julian plots behind Sebastian's back, he threatens the special bond they share, but his obsession with his twin won't be denied. In order to have both his mate and his twin, he must risk it all.