After years of running from his abusive father, Jessie Humphrey returns to New Orleans—not for nostalgia, but because his father has just died. Leaving behind his life and boyfriend in New York, he comes to bury him, confronting a past he thought he’d escaped.
While there, he reconnects with his best friend—and former lover—Sebastian De La Rosa. Old sparks ignite the moment their eyes meet. One night, drunk on memories and wine, they reminisce… until Jessie is attacked by a massive beast and killed.
But Sebastian refuses to lose him. With a desperate, fateful kiss, he brings him back—but Jessie is no longer human. He has become a Nytheri, a supernatural werecat, gifted with extraordinary strength, speed, and agility.
Sebastian introduces him to a hidden world he never knew existed. But danger lurks: a deadly beast is hunting Nytheris across New Orleans. Together, Jessie and Sebastian must uncover the creature’s origin and stop the slaughter—while navigating the intense, unbreakable bond that now ties their lives together forever.