He stalked her...

Hiding behind the gothic columns of the famed Paris Puppet Theater, Raul Sennett watched her. Katarina Lacroix was a vision of beauty and perfection as she performed onstage, mesmerizing the audience as a human puppet. He didn't know how much longer he could wait to touch her, to be with her.

Returning to his underground lair beneath the century-old theater, Raul cursed the dank vaults where he lived. The world of darkness and isolation had become his home, hiding him from the world above.

In the shadows, secrets lurked -- secrets that were the key to his freedom. And only one woman -- Katarina Lacroix -- could unlock the demons that were buried there. For Raul, they had to be unleashed. No matter what.