Sometimes wrongs can be righted and the mistakes of a persons past forgiven. And sometimes things can go very very wrong... Gabe,the Harbinger of Death has been Earth-bound for almost two hundred years, his punishment for taking the life of another without cause. He's been trying to atone ever since, by joining the Shadow Unit and befriending the last man he should. Now, with only two weeks left on his sentence, he prepares to leave the team behind for good-but only after training his replacement. When the enigmatic Kapua(Xee)Hale appears, tempting his desires, Gabe temporarily forgoes business for a night of pleasure by working her out of his system. But will one night be enough? Tensions are high at Shadow Unit headquarters. Loyalties are tested and old debts are called in as the team embarks on a dangerous new mission that exposes Gabriel's dark past