When Sophie Kendrick’s husband admits he experimented on their unborn child, instinct kicks in. Moments later, he’s dead and Sophie is on the run.

Sophie is determined to protect her baby, but Marcus Chaney, the powerful man who funded her husband’s research, is determined to track her down and harvest the research within her. Ethical boundaries mean nothing to him. In spite of the fact that Sophie doesn’t know what the experiments have done to her baby — is she carrying a monster, or is the child a miracle with the cure for cancer coursing through her veins — she’s willing to sacrifice everything to save her.

Every step of the way, Chaney’s goons nip at her heels. No matter where she goes, no matter how careful she is, they track her down. The Smoky Mountains provide a dramatic backdrop as Sophie breaks into a secluded mountain cabin, hides among the throngs of tourists in Gatlinburg and Pigeon Forge, and finds an unlikely ally at a women’s shelter.

Will Sophie be able to escape Marcus Chaney’s grasp?