For some, like Missy and Hank, the bond is an extraordinary passage from innocence to extreme passion. It is a need for sensual freedom and an ability to read the minds of the lovers they ensnare and use. For the Preacher, the bond is a curse; responsible for a broken heart that will never heal and can only demand vengeance. As Missy and Hank - a modern day Bonnie and Clyde - flee the Preacher from Cailifornia to New Orleans, their escape is fuelled by the hunt, seduction and domination of their lovers - the way of the bonded.