Beju Byteborne is in grave danger of losing her title as meanest monster on The Edge. Word is, she's gone soft. She's hanging with the wrong crowd. And she's committed her worst crime to date: She's fallen in love.Colonel Morrison Silver's playful sweethearts warmed Beju's coldblooded heart. But can his love keep her on the path of morality and mercy? Zevtok deLancy, rising star of the Divine Moon Marshals and Beju's brumating buddy, knows it can't. No one controls Beju, much less a human. Even Beju's siblings doubt she's bested her bloodlust.

Maybe they're right. Maybe she can't live happily ever after. Maybe nobody can. Or should.The Edge tests such musings. When Beju's nemesis lures Kitten into a deadly trap, every headhunter and ex bets against the assassin's tenuous recovery. But they know little of true love. Naysayers learn the hard way: Never bet against a Byteborne.