Mallory Monroe is a surgical intern at Grand Meadow Hospital. Harry Styles is a prestigious pediatric surgeon who will do anything to save his patients lives. But what will happen when their paths cross before they even make it through those hospital doors?

Alexandria Callaway is broke, stuck, and clinging to the dream of becoming a chef. A college drop-out barely scraping by in NYC, her only connection to the culinary world is her dead-end job as a server at HEAT: a three-Michelin-Star restaurant ruled by its enigmatic and merciless head chef, Harry Styles. When Harry offers her a coveted apprenticeship, Alex thinks her life is finally looking up. She couldn't be more wrong. Because HEAT isn't just a restaurant. And Harry isn't just a chef. One moment, she's learning how to julienne vegetables. The next, she's watching her boss put a bullet between someone's eyes. Now trapped in Harry's violent world with no way out, Alex has no choice but to trust the man who might be the only thing standing between her and death. But as the lines between protection and possession begin to blur, one question becomes terrifyingly clear: Does Harry intend to save her? Or will he be the one to destroy her? 🔥 A dark, seductive, and high-stakes Mafia romance for fans of slow-burn tension, morally gray antiheroes, and life-or-death passion. ⚠️ 18+ MATURE CONTENT | DARK THEMES | READER DISCRETION ADVISED