Due to many generations of marriage outside of their species, the once great, shapeshifting Dio Pantera people have become all but extinct. Their legendary abilty to change and take the form of the panther has become nothing more than a distant part of their history. Through calculated arranged marriages the family elders are diligently working to save the Dio Pantera ... before it's too late.

The elders' greatest hope lies in the marriage of Jarod Delarue, the heir prince of the Dio Pantera family. Could the bride to be, a woman who holds no knowledge of her Dio Pantera blood, actually hold all the keys to saving the entire race?