There have been stirrings in the night, and a city is put on edge. The shadows can no longer be trusted, for they hide a menacing form, an assassin of old. He is like no other, unique in his ways, luring his victims with stealth accuracy. No one has ever escaped his grasp. And now this insidious form, who lurks quietly in the shadows, has set his sights on a new target.

Levi is a down-on-his-luck former boxer protecting a dangerous secret. But after befriending a spunky teenage pickpocket named Violet, Levi realizes he may have to protect more than just a secret.