Don't look back. Threat. It was she who hung over Riker Jones all his life. The Lost Bastards detective agency he opened with his blood brothers loses a client under dire circumstances. The past he is trying to escape from comes crashing down on his head, threatening to destroy him. Also, a beautiful woman, whom Riker is trying to keep at a distance, is in danger... And he will destroy everyone and everything in his path to keep her safe. Assistant lawyer Zara Remington is in a hopeless situation. During the day she takes risks at work, and at night she has an affair with a dangerous man who has become a real illness for her. There's a lot Riker doesn't tell her, but the more she learns, the less she wants to know. And when all hell breaks loose, only Riker can save her. Unless the past destroys him...