His enemies celebrated.
His family mourned.
Only Nicholas knew the truth.
He staged his own murder to uncover the traitor responsible for destroying the DeMarco empire from within.
Dr. Emily Ross never expected the unidentified patient arriving at her morgue to open his eyes.
The man listed as dead is very much alive.
Before Emily can alert the authorities, armed gunmen storm the hospital.
Nicholas has no choice but to take her with him.
What begins as a desperate escape quickly becomes a journey into the heart of America's most dangerous criminal conspiracy.
Emily discovers that Nicholas never disappeared to save himself.
He disappeared to protect thousands of innocent people from a political organization that has secretly controlled organized crime, federal contracts, and international arms trafficking for decades.
Now the conspiracy knows Nicholas has returned.
Every assassin in the country is hunting them.
Every safe house has been compromised.
Every ally could become the next traitor.
As Emily and Nicholas race to expose the truth, the walls Nicholas built around his heart begin to crumble.
Emily sees the man beneath the legend.
The exhausted soul beneath the killer.
Nicholas believes redemption is impossible.
Emily refuses to let him surrender to the darkness.
Their final battle will determine not only the future of the DeMarco family but the fate of everyone trapped inside the criminal empire.
Sometimes the last kiss isn't goodbye.
Sometimes it's the first step toward forgiveness.