There is a beast inside us all, but some are more literal than others. Arayley Datore has been running for her life since she was sixteen. Ten years she has been dodging her past and outrunning her ghosts. As an assassin, she is extremely hard to kill, but it’s not impossible.

A hooded traveler, cloaked in mystery stays at her inn and just won’t leave. No matter how much intimidation or how many threats she makes, he refuses to back down. There is something about him that she both hates and is drawn to at the same time. Getting involved or attached will get her killed.

When an unmarked letter arrives for her at the inn it tells her that her homeland is left in ruin under the rule of a tyrant. People drug from their homes, put to death needlessly, and the only one that can spark a full rebellion has been exiled. It’s begging her to come back, but can she? Will she face her fears, her inner beast, and save her city? She is left with no choice. She has to go back, and apparently the traveler is coming with her.