Bodaway Lakota is a faithful follower of the Covenantand a very skilled assassin. A Naiche warrior, he is only sixteen, but he has killed many in the name of their cause. He believes he is saving the world from the Reborn, but when he meets Natalie Schultz, one of the Awakened Reborn, he knows he is outclassed in every way.

He is given the task of killing herbeheading her like so many others at the hand of his trusty sword. To outsmart Natalie, he hides in plain sight. He alters his appearance and his name, calling himself Tristanand she welcomes him into her life and becomes his friend. Despite their friendly fiction, however, dark events haunt them both and bring them ever closer together.

Tristan could never have believed himself capable of feelings for a Reborn, but he is drawn to Natalie in spite of himself. Their friendship is forbidden and could cost Tristan his life. He must soon make a horrible choice: will he side with his clan, or sacrifice everything for the girl hes supposed to kill?