Gwen possesses the unique ability to pick up any language in an instant, she'll do anything to protect her people's secrets and bloodlines, including enter an arranged marriage. Inside, however, she yearns for forbidden human men. Reed is a mercenary addicted to the money and adrenaline rush of his work. After he inadvertently saves Gwen's life, he ignites her taboo desire for men without magic and with bodies of gods. Just as things heat up, Reed discovers that Gwen is exactly who he's been hired to kidnap.