Boston trauma surgeon Selena saves a wounded mob boss, Kira O'Connor, and is forced into a protection contract that drags her into the underworld. She notices the jagged knife-mark pattern on his wound matches her missing brother Jack's custom blade. Digging deeper to find Jack, she teams up with Kira to expose rival boss Tommy, who framed Jack for murder. Along the way, a contract relationship grows into real love; Kira leaves the criminal life, and the story ends with their engagement on an African savanna.