Transferring in to New Orleans on a ruse to assist the department, Detective Silas MacCreedy has his own hidden agenda: to secure his clan's place once again in the Shifter hierarchy. What he didn't count on was stumbling upon a sassy assassin who could shred his best intentions and lead him into a dangerous dance that threatens to soften his heart. Monica Fraser knows just how to make a man beg-for his life. But she has no clue how to fight her attraction to the fiercely intense NOPD detective who seems determined to get in her way, both professionally and intimately. When emotional attachments to the past and an unexpected glimpse of a different future have her questioning her deadly purpose, she must discover the truth about her secret abilities in order to free herself from the power of another's control. That freedom comes with a price...trusting those she's been ordered to eliminate.