Living an idyllic life, Michael and Ann are wounded by a dedicated assassin team. Where will they run? Can they survive? What secrets does Michael hide that have brought the assassins? Will mild-mannered Ann just be collateral damage? Will Michael's almost forgotten black ops skills keep them alive? This is a story of kill or be killed spread across the US, Canada, and Austria, and continues the story of Michael and Ann from Patzer's first book of the series, The Palm Tree.