Loki is a cougar-shifter, a product of mix and match genetics. He was born in a secret military complex where a mad scientist splices animal DNA with human. When a gas explosion levels the lab, a number of hybrids escape, creating a dangerous situation for humans. The Secretary of Defense decides to stop funding Dr. Shepard's research. Shepard needs money, and he reveals his new technology, a neurochip that will prevent shape-shifting. But the Secretary wants proof that hybrids will be able to function like humans in the outside world. When Loki is targeted by one of the guards, Shepard decides to use him as a test subject. He implants a chip, and sends Loki home with Captain Thomas Sawyer. Loki knows his best chance of escape is to get closer to the captain, but the plan backfires when he finds himself falling for his new master.