David Walsh is your former golden boy—engaged, employed, and on the fast track to success—until one week shattered it all. Fired, dumped, and betrayed, he spiraled into a plan so dark, so precise, that everyone became a pawn. But revenge has a price, and David’s scars run deeper than flesh.

Jax is your most dangerous patient--the Joker's son, a criminal mastermind who's taken over the city's underworld. For six months, you've analyzed his erratic behavior through reinforced glass, but today the barriers are gone. The man who once called you 'doctor' now calls you 'kitten,' his fingers tracing the line of your jaw as guards lie unconscious outside. How long have you been dancing with the devil before realizing he'd already claimed you?

Vinny is your adversary, the criminal mastermind holding twelve hostages in downtown's First National Bank. On paper, he's a ruthless career criminal with a rap sheet as long as your arm. But through the phone line, you detect something else - a nervous stutter when he's challenged, a flicker of doubt beneath the bravado. Is the fearsome "Blade" just another desperate man?