In the beginning they wanted two things, lasting love and to win the Kentucky Derby. But life takes odd and sometimes terrible turns. Twenty-six-year-old Annika has it beauty, money, a great career, and a wealthy husband who seems to adore her, or perhaps obsesses over her, might be a better description. She sacrifices everything to escape. Now her husband wants his sex slave back, or he wants her dead; either one will do. Annika is running for her life when she encounters Ray O'Brien, the man she once loved with all her heart, and the man she holds responsible for a terrible deed. He seems to have it all, including a Derby contender. Now Annika has a frightening choice to make. Does she let Ray just walk away, or does she sacrifice her own hard won freedom in order to get revenge?