"Be careful when you prod a sleeping beast, for when it awakes, carnage is sure to follow." Twenty-two years old, Atla Rollins is a survivor of a hell on Earth. Her survival does not come without a price, and it weighs heavily on her as well as the burden of nearly killing the one she loves: Peyton. In spite of that, Atla does her best to move on and fit into a normal life. She has a job. She visits her dad and his new family for lunch on Saturdays. But, Atla faces struggles in adapting, and her exclusion grows when Peyton's wife and unexpected child come to live with them. However, she wouldn't want to change anything because here is better than there. The 'normal' life Atla strives for doesn't last as it is ripped away from her when she's blackmailed into using her deadly skills to keep her family safe. There is nothing she wouldn't do to prevent their return to hell. Even if she has to become the beast of war again.