Zoe Channing, the top assassin of the Shadow Guild, is ordered to assassinate General Voss. She accidentally marries Lucien Voss, disguised as a village schoolmaster. One pretends to be a delicate wife, the other a frail husband, neither knowing their spouse is their sworn enemy. As assassination attempts and tests unfold, they discover each other's identities and uncover a shocking conspiracy hidden by the Shadow Guild.
