When a chance encounter with an old flame turns ugly, Police Officer Charlie Sutter responds to an insult with one of his own. However, he is the only human at the Black Unicorn Bar and the new boyfriend is a powerful mage with an attitude. That bitter retort costs Charlie everything that makes him human, and if the mage has his way, that's the way things will stay. But the border between magic and technology is ever-changing, and sometimes consequences take a long time to resolve.