When the shrill scream of a mountain cat wakes Reason Cordell in the dead of night, his first thought is to save the horses at all cost. But danger lurks in the woods in a form too horrifying to deny. And when Reason attempts to protect the livestock, along with his family, all hell breaks loose. Gunfire erupts in the night An innocent life is forfeit A trust forever broken. Reason is beside himself with self-loathing. Yet there is nothing on the face of this earth he can do to make amends. Without warning, he stands to lose everything he once held dear. Possibly even his life