Chinatown is uneasy: bandits are extorting money from store owners, and it is not safe for girls to walk the streets alone. But the Dark River leopards consider San Francisco their territory, which means there is no place for any other predators in the city. Riya was attacked in a dark alley, but she managed to fight off the rapist - not without the help of a cute leopard. The problem is that the new gang doesn't like to leave things unfinished, which means Emmett will have to temporarily become a bodyguard - even if Ria's relatives don't like how hungrily he looks at her.