Marie Brinton's not a fan of snakes, but should she fear the venomous one she runs into in the desert more than Stonor Grey, the one that's trying to steal her father's company out from under him? Stonor stops the former from biting her, but still might prove to be the worse of the two evils. But when Marie's father collapses, she can't help but hope that Stonor will transform himself from villain to hero.