Ivy cannot remember her life before Kyle. That isn't a testament to the length of the relationship but the magnetic force of his presence. He's a highly intelligent paleontology student taking his masters beneath a charismatic professor named Victor. During the summer of his last year, Viktor invites Kyle and his class to join him at his property near the San Juan National Forest.

Ivy tags along because she is a shadow, a tail, to her boyfriend.

Viktor takes an interest in her immediately.

Ivy blends in, and in a group of cut-throat academics, that means she stands out. A runner on a full scholarship--everyone thinks of her as a jock, an accessory to Kyle. As the class turns to the forest for potential dig-sites, Ivy is left to her own devices, left to the bones in the showroom, and the man who hunted them down.

As Viktor and Ivy get to know one another, Ivy begins to question her relationship with Kyle and the other students. Viktor sees her, truly sees her. She never knew how liberating it was to be warmed by the sun.

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