Sometimes dying is the easiest part of the day. Juliana Norris is good at her job. Unfortunately for her, that means more middle of the night wake up calls. As a Realm Walker for the Agency, she attempts to keep wayward Altered in line. Or at least cleans up the mess when they're done. It's a life she's become used to, with which she's grown content. Until the mate she hasn't seen in seven years returns without warning. Thomas Kendrick is a master vampire whose word is law among his kind in the Western United States. His formerly compliant mate has no intention of listening to anything he has to say. She is full of fire and venom and he couldn't be more intrigued. He's less pleased to discover her peculiar habit of dying, however temporary the condition might be. Though the demon she is hunting seems determined to make the situation permanent, Juliana refuses Thomas's assistance at every turn. Juliana has been taking care of herself for a long time and doesn't intend for that to change anytime soon. But it is Thomas who will need her help as the demon's focus shifts to darker prey. Can she save him, and her heart in the process, or will she be forced to say goodbye to them both forever?