Mark lives in two worlds. In one his family moves him in the middle of his freshman year to a new school. Mark has no friends and is taunted by bullies as the newbee. He senses his troubles are just starting and that one day he will have to face up. Pug won't let him alone. He accidentally stumbles into the second world, when he walks into his grandparents study to look for a book. He sees an ivory carving of a polar bear on the bookshelf and picks it up, The bear grows cold in his hand and Mark realizes he is no longer in the study but standing in a dense forest somewhere in central Alaska....

Todd Boling, a congressional intern, is delivering a report to a congressman and decides to take the tunnel system to the Capitol. That's when all hell breaks loose. He is thrown to the floor by the ear splitting explosion. Semiconscious he sees men standing next to him in the midst of the fallen bodies. Each wears an explosive vest. Their plan is evident. Todd is the only eye witness and the terrorists want to find him. And no matter where the FBI or police take Todd the terrorist's leader, Mohan Suk Alkobar, knows where to look. Suspecting a mole, Todd is forced to hide not only from the...