Dr. Drake Cody is an emergency doctor and researcher with a past no physician is allowed to have. He has developed an experimental drug that may help the paralyzed walk. A ruthless, criminal organization working in the shadows of the pharmaceutical industry will stop at nothing to obtain the drug and the riches it will bring. A young attorney, the wife of one of Drake's partners, dies in a fashion that defies explanation— was she murdered? Drake, his wife, and their two young children are swept into a firestorm of crime and intrigue. The stakes ratchet ever-higher as Drake and his family become pawns in a deadly contest where their lives mean nothing. Drake's hidden past may keep them alive— or destroy them. Greed, betrayal, and violence confront courage and love of family as Drake and Rachelle battle to save what matters most— their children, their love and their lives.