Aaliyah Quentin was stolen from her family at just five years old. For fifteen years, she lived in captivity, but the moment her freedom was snatched back, she promised herself she'd never look back. Now 25, Aaliyah is the captain of Ridgewood's elite SWAT unit, a fierce and unbreakable force on the front lines. But beneath the uniform, she carries a secret darker than her past.
When her former kidnapper is spotted, Ridgewood spirals into chaos. The whispers of his name trigger a panic that reaches far deeper than the streets. Aaliyah finds herself haunted once again, forced to confront the ghosts that have never let her go. As the lines between ally and enemy blur, she must decide how far she's willing to go to protect her new life-before the shadows of her past consume it all.