Successful Seattle baker Alena Budrene doesn’t want to die. But when she’s infected with a lethal virus spread by supernatural beings, her only chance for recovery is to make a deal with a warlock. Though he saves her life, it looks nothing like the life she once knew --- and neither does she. But just as she begins to adjust to all things supernatural, she realizes that her transformation is the least of her worries She was chosen to be killed by a Greek hero trying to make a name for himself once more. Alena was brought up to be subservient, preferring vanilla and honey to blood. Now, to survive, she must stand up for herself.