When Alexa Williams agrees to spend four months doing lion research with boyfriend Reese, she looks forward to witnessing the elemental life and death struggle of the African wild. But she never imagines she’ll become one of the hunted on the remote Okavango Delta. Botswana protects its wildlife with one of the strictest policies on the African continent and an entire army deployed to combat poachers. So, Alexa and Reese are shocked when poachers wipe out an entire herd of elephants. At the site of the mass slaughter near their lion project, they promise authorities that they’ll watch for poaching activity as they travel the Delta doing research. In the capital, Alexa is part of a committee updating conservation legislation. When the strict anti-poaching policies come under debate, tensions flare and Alexa begins to suspect the ongoing poaching incidents may be about even more than the illicit ivory trade. The elephant poaching continues unchecked, and a close friend dies when caught in the crossfire. After an alarming series of near escapes, Alexa knows she’s getting closer to the truth. When gunmen attack the safari camp where she and Reese are staying, Alexa must brave wild animals and the dangerous labyrinth of Delta channels in a desperate attempt to save the hostages, including the man she loves.