Kate Allison and Lyle Goldman are corporate mercenaries. They work for high paying clients to handle the messy business corporations would rather keep out of the public eye. After a stretch of bad jobs, they finally get a lucky break. It is the easiest job they've had in months: a simple object recovery mission with payment that is almost too good to be true. About time the get an easy payday, right? Wrong. Things go sideways almost immediately and they find themselves fighting to stay one step ahead of the company chasing them. They are hunted, betrayed, and protecting one of the most important assets they've ever come into contact with. The truth they discover not only represents a billion dollar investment for the company, but a key to a dangerous genetic future for humanity.