Matthew Murdock meets a girl that works in the office next to him, and they immediately hit it off. She's intelligent and refreshingly different from the girls he usually dates. But Matt's extracurricular activities - the ones that include him beating up criminals in alleyways - prove to be a roadblock, as well as a catalyst, in his and Skyler's relationship. Matt finds his feelings changing as events in the city unravel steadfastly. Time is running out for the city, the woman he loves, and his own four walls. He is nothing if not gentle, and above all, soft.

Ten years ago, Allison Drake disappeared from Matt Murdock's life. He lost his best friend, his family, his first love. Now, a few days after Nelson & Murdock opens for business, Allison returns, bleeding and half-dead. Matt soon discovers his old friend has secrets of her own. Will Matt and Allison be able to rekindle their friendship? Or will the fires of Hell's Kitchen spark something more - something dangerous. Something that could kill them both.