<p>They say no good deed ever goes unpunished, a sentiment Dara understands fully now that she is paying for a crime she didn&rsquo;t commit. It was stupid to call in a murder she didn&rsquo;t really see. But how could Dara have kept silent? Now a stunning&mdash;scratch that, a <em>dangerous</em>&mdash;man with a frightening secret of his own is telling her he can help. Yeah, right. A telepath knows better than to trust mere words.</p><p>The last decade of Tristan&rsquo;s life has been penance. All that time spent among the worst dregs of society might have made him begin to question his humanity, but he&rsquo;s never felt so much like an animal as he does around this timid, delicate female. Her very presence stirs the beast within him; Tristan can feel it growing stronger every day. Any more time with Dara, and it might overpower him completely. But without her, he stands no chance at all&hellip;</p>