Tiana is pulled into the world of shadows after her flight from the mob is derailed by the assassin sent to retrieve or kill her. She finds that an even scarier - and more alluring - predator awaits when she throws herself into the arms of a German ex-intelligence officer turned hacker to escape the death sentence that has been passed on her. As their already dark bond deepens, she discovers the truth of his shockingly gruesome past; even as his charismatic eroticism pulls her more tightly under his sway. Her initial flight sparks off a series of events that culminate in multiple fights in the shadows. These escalating feuds end up embroiling almost all of the various players she meets in a no-holds-barred war, from which only the strongest and most ruthless will emerge.