At the age of 16, Draco Harwood killed a man. Frightened and not wanting to return to school, he followed the advice of his mining father and joined the profession. Over time, he grew to have great physical and inner strength, all the while trying to redirect an underlying anger.

Wronged on a mining job in New Zealand, he vowed vengeance, but knew it would take time to bring his plans to fruition. He learned that revenge takes patience. With his close friend Josh Alday, the two work various mines in a several countries, preferring mobility to growing roots. Suddenly, they find themselves embroiled in an international conspiracy with themselves and their loved ones in peril, as attempts are made on their lives.

Gaining money through their poker-playing skills, the two hardened men earn enough to plunge deeper into the conspiracy now threatening the safety of the entire world with nuclear war in the offing.