Supermodel Alessia Seraphina Laurent has everything-fame, fortune, and a life under the brightest spotlights. But beneath the glamour and perfection, she longs for something real, something untouched by flashing cameras and scripted smiles. General Rhydian Callister Graves is a man of discipline, forged in war and hardened by duty. Emotions have no place in his life, and attachments are nothing but distractions. His only focus? The mission. When Alessia becomes the target of a deadly attack, their worlds collide. Forced into close proximity, she is thrust into a life of secrecy and danger, while Rhydian is assigned to protect someone who challenges his cold, calculated existence. She is all fire and rebellion. He is all ice and control. But as danger lurks in the shadows and secrets begin to unravel, will the hardened soldier be able to resist the woman who was never meant to be his? Or will protecting her cost him more than he's ever been willing to lose? A story of fate, danger, and a love that defies the rules.