A New York Times Bestselling Author Catherine Ling is one of the CIA''s most prized operatives, pulled in from the streets of Hong Kong at the age of fourteen. Life has taught her not to get attached, with two exceptions: her son Luke and her mentor Hu Chang. Luke was kidnapped at two, and astonishingly, nine years later, he''s been returned to her. Catherine vows never to fail him again. But someone from her past is playing a deadly game with Catherine, using those she cares about as pawns.