After a blissful near-death experience, Nova tries to live her life as best she can and she hates it. Having nothing left to live for but too much of a coward to solve her own problem, she puts a hit out on herself with a ridiculously high reward. Noah responds to this hit and follows her, waiting for the perfect moment. He learns more about her and cannot understand why anyone would want this beautifully, sweet woman dead. He knows it’s wrong and not at all what he is there for, but he can’t help pursue this strangely alluring girl. As they fall deeply for each other he must defend her from others trying to collect the bounty and she must figure out how to remove the mark she put on her own back.