“When someone brings a gun into the hospital, the world flips upside down. I quickly learned I couldn’t trust anyone when he slipped away and I wondered if I could even trust myself. There was a time when I welcomed the shadows with open arms. They comforted me with protection from the nightmares. They settled my anxiety and became my greatest companion. They reminded me of my enemies, warning me I wasn’t safe. But there came a time when I feared them, afraid the darkness would consume me and I’d never find the light again. I became isolated, consumed by my fear of the night.”

Somebody’s brought a gun to the hospital and he’s out for revenge. Pediatric Nurse Kristie Webb finds herself face to face with the shooter and, in a struggle to survive, has to find a way to save those around her. When she wakes a few days later in a hospital gown, she finds the shooter has gone missing and nobody knows who he is. Not only does Kristie have to fight against the shadows with the issue of who to trust, she also has to struggle against her own inner demons and her post traumatic stress envelops her. She isolates herself and finds herself fantasizing about death.

This is a story about a young woman who has to learn to trust herself and those around her. There’s a light at the end of the tunnel: the love that flows between her and her partner, Gage. But will that light be enough to scare away the shadows of despair? Is that love enough to save her? Will she ever find out who brought the gun to the Pediatric ward, or will he slip away and never return again?