Professional assassin Evangeline (Lina) Heart is back in this holiday short story in her quest to discover the next relic she needs to unlock the gates of Hell and release her fiancé's soul. Who she doesn't expect to get in her way (yet, once again) is her new sidekick, thief for hire to the wealthy and eclectic, Clay Wellers. As Clay enlists Lina in what at first appears to be a simple heist of a famous painting, they encounter more than they bargained for. They soon discover that this holiday season things are about to take an unexpected turn.