Rico Chavez is the most terrifying of killers: ruthless,cunning, charismatic - a man who always gets what he wants. And what he wants now is Elena Kyler. He wants her alive long enough to see him destroy every reason she has for living. He wants her to turn against everything and everyone she has ever believed in. And then he wants her to commit the ultimate act of betrayal.But Elena herself is an assassin trained by the military,and a loner. Now she finds herself on the run from one dangerous man and turning to another for help.New York Times No. 1 best-selling author Iris Johansen raises the stakes and the heart rate in her electrifying and addictive new thriller.