For L.A.P.D. detective Aubri Payton, the only thing worse than being abducted is learning the cost of her ransom... For as long as she can remember, Aubri's life has consisted of pain and perseverance. A past she can't explain. A future she can't quite face. Then, the last thing she wants...a new partner. One she barely tolerates. Strangely, one who seems to understand her. As soon as she begins to feel a connection to him, she finds herself in the worst situation of her life. And suddenly, Aubri is faced with the ultimate decision...save her own life and hand over the partner she thought she...

Detective Chris Avery has made a career out of saving his partner Aubri Payton. And he's nearly destroyed that career. Twice he's rescued her from abduction by a vengeful crime family at the expense of his own reputation with the L.A.P.D. Twice he's helped her pick up the pieces of her life while his fell apart one bad decision at a time. Now his future in law enforcement is more uncertain than ever. When Chris is called back undercover as his most despised alias, he's dragged into a world he never imagined and forced to become the monster he's spent his whole life trying to destroy. He had...