A hunted girl. A dying ally. One man left standing between them and the basin's killers. Jonas Wyatt never set out to be anyone's protector. But when a terrified young woman stumbles into his path and an old gunslinger collapses at his feet, Jonas is dragged into a deadly chase through the Arkansas high country. The basin below is crawling with men who want the girl silenced, the old man dead, and Jonas buried beside them. Pinned against the rocks with gunmen closing in, Jonas is forced into a fight he can't outrun. Every step down the ridge tightens the noose, and every shot fired brings the killers closer. With the girl depending on him and the old gunslinger fading fast, Jonas has one choice left—make his stand, or die on the climb.