Isaiah grew up without knowing the love and stability of a family. His parents died in a car accident when he was a toddler, and for years he bounced around between foster families and group homes, never really fitting in, until he ended up on the streets as a teen. He's been arrested, he's tried different ways of coping—none of them healthy—and still he feels lost and alone. When he tries to rob the wrong house, his life is turned inside out. The homeowner keeps telling him he's a werewolf, and an omega at that. Isaiah is convinced that Marcus is crazy, but then Marcus shifts in front of him, ruining the simple view Isaiah had of the world. Isaiah is suddenly thrown into a new life and a new home, with people who want him around. It's wonderful and scary, and Isaiah is convinced that Marcus is making a huge mistake with him, but he's desperate to believe, too.