Valentin Breton Des Loys

When wistful introvert Alan Furnace meets quick-witted bombshell Beatrice, he has no idea of her secret life as "B. Monkey" -- the top thief-for-hire in London's criminal underworld. Charmed by Furnace's innocent and chivalrous ways, Beatrice resolves to reform. But to cash in on her first chance at real love, she must escape her former partner in crime, the ruthless Paul Neville -- and a dark past that seems to haunt her every step.

警官を射殺して捕らえられた麻薬中毒の少女ニキータは、政府の秘密機関に属する暗殺者になることを迫られる。3年後、特訓の末にプロの殺し屋になった彼女は恋に落ち、幸せな日々を望んで苦悩するのだった。