Damian Hale was raised in violence and forged into a weapon for the Volkov empire. As Adrian Volkov’s most feared enforcer, he lives by one rule—feel nothing, need nothing, love no one. Then there’s Alina Volkov. Brilliant. Untouchable. The Volkov princess who refuses to be caged. Damian has spent years protecting her from the shadows, keeping his distance from the only light he has ever known. Because men like him are born for sin, not salvation. But Alina has never followed rules—especially his. When a dangerous enemy resurfaces from Damian’s past, targeting Alina to destroy the Volkov family, distance is no longer an option. Forced into close quarters, the tension between them ignites into something far more dangerous than attraction. She sees the nightmares he hides. He sees the fear she refuses to show. And the deeper they fall, the more impossible it becomes to pretend this is only protection. Because Damian isn’t just fighting enemies anymore—he’s fighting the truth. He would burn the world to keep her safe. Even if the only thing that might destroy her… is loving him.