Caderyn Fortis has been many things. Loyal husband, soldier, war veteran, public servant. Now he is a fallen nobilis and gambling addict, an alcoholic who never got over the murder of his wife. An opportunity comes in his darkest hour that can help him recover his self-worth and make up for the mistakes that cost him his wife. All he has to do is discover who kidnapped a young woman and rescue her. He must accomplish this without alienating his employer, who is also his best suspect, or falling in love with the woman helping him.