Grief sent Eliseo on a rescue mission to Dnara, hoping to regain his lost honour and purpose. An opportunity to work at VIMER ? the Vihaan Infirmary for Medicine, Extraction and Research ? gives him the chance to learn a skill he can take back to Vihaan. Lurking in the clinic is a medical anomaly: Malachi. Neither man nor beast, but a complex mix of abilities from both.
Ever since he was attacked as a teenager, Malachi has been in danger, a threat to others, and barely holding onto control. Volunteering for Waylan's clinic is his only hope to tame the beast inside...until Eliseo arrives, and his beast wants to ravage him in a whole different way.
As they drift beyond patient and doctor, they stumble upon a secret that has been lost in Dnara. A secret that could have deadly consequences, not only for them but for everyone they love...until they realise, too late, some secrets should remain lost.