Jaimie Whitfield is accused of being a fae changeling, a creature who kidnaps children and assumes their form. If he does not escape, his father will execute him and invade the fae kingdom all because his father would rather believe his son has been taken by the fae than accept his son's sexuality.

As Jaimie awaits his demise, he turns to the forbidden broken idol he found by the roadside during his last day of freedom. He pours out his soul not expecting an answer, but is shocked when a mysterious black cat slips through his window hundreds of feet from the ground...

In a world where myth is history Jaimie and the companions he meets along the way race to save the fae and unravel what happened to the gods and goddesses ages ago.