Sheriff Joe Nash comes across an assault of a store owner. The man attending to him is an apparently mute slight young man who is highly withdrawn. Joe Nash is a werewolf, and like all werewolves, he can recognize the mate Fate has chosen for him. This young man, Nate, is the one. Unfortunately, Nate has a very complicated past. He was abducted as a child because he possesses a psychic ability. He and others were raised by The Teacher, a ruthless man who created a team of psychics with various abilities that are rented out to the highest bidders to perform certain functions. Nate has escaped, and Joe Nash, like any good werewolf protecting his mate, will go to any length to keep The Teacher away from him.