About the book: year / After breaking up with the Pack, mercenary Kate Daniels and her mate - the former King of Beasts, Karran Lennart, are adapting to a completely different pace of life. While they are thrilled to avoid all the infighting, Curran misses the constant challenges of leading the werewolves. So when the Pack offers him a share in the Mercenary Guild, Carran jumps at the opportunity. It's just a shame that the Guild wants nothing to do with him or Kate. Fortunately, as a veteran mercenary, Kate can take on any unfinished work (hackwork) of the Guild, bringing her money and strengthening her reputation. But what Kate and Carran don't realize at first is that all their hacks are connected. An ancient enemy is on the doorstep, and Kate and Carran are the only ones who can stop him before he tears their city apart.…