After his mother commits suicide, Dillon finds himself lost and alone. In his desperation to stop the pain, he turns to drugs and alcohol, a decision that very quickly spirals out of control. Soon, he finds himself sitting at rock bottom with nowhere left to go. That's when Everest Carver appears. The leader of Portland's very own underground crime syndicate.
With his connections, he can wipe Dillon's record clean, and get him set on a new path -- but not without a price.
Through Carver, he's connected with a group of young, skilled criminals in need of an extra set of hands. Marley Blythe has all the ferocity of a rabid Lion and the connections to keep anyone and everyone under her thumb. It doesn't take long before Dillon regrets his decision, but the only way out is in a coffin.
With the help of Marley and the rest of her team, Lily and Ash, he discovers that he not only enjoys the work...he's good at it. But karma's a bitch, and soon Dillon's past catches up with him and he discovers why Everest Carver seems so interested in him. It's time for Dillon to grow up and take charge of his life if he wants to keep living it.