Caught in a web of lies and corruption Crime reporter Paige Quill is trapped. Snagged by a crooked judge in New York and hand delivered to her worst nightmare. Nicolas Aguilar. Her protector, the brooding vigilante Noah Draggo? She's told he's dead. Even as she grieves, a new betrayal rips her world apart. Good guys? Bad guys? All a sham. The corruption she was hunting has metastasized. A dark truth she can't unsee. Who's the real monster? She can hardly tell anymore. As Aguilar's Fourth of July Gala swiftly approaches, all she can do is hope that help is around the corner. Even as she looks for an opportunity to escape around every corner. The closer she gets to the truth, the deadlier it turns. Can she expose the rot before it buries her alive?