Val thought it was over, having gambled with fate itself for the lives of all those he loved.

He did not expect to wake up in a hospital bed, in the crosshairs of a professional killer.

A friend he thought lost forever shows him a mysterious game that only a select few can jack into. It's the perfect escape, and what seems a fun lark becomes all too real as he enters a realm where level-ups affect both worlds, dying in game is dying for real, and no one is hungrier for Val's secrets then the men hunting for his head.

Time is running out for Val and everyone he loves.

So much for happy endings.