In the seedy underbelly of the city, where danger lurks around every corner, a forbidden love blossoms amidst a backdrop of crime and betrayal. Detective Lauren Diess, dedicated to upholding justice, finds herself entangled with Maddox Moreno, a charismatic but enigmatic figure with ties to a dangerous trafficking gang.

Lauren has her own agenda for becoming a detective: finding her missing sister, and Maddox may just know something about that…If only he could convince Lauren to trust him.

But the trafficking gang is back, and bodies are piling up. They're running out of time to nail the gang, but then the unthinkable happens, and their world is thrown into chaos…