In the chaos of the trauma bay, she was trained to save lives-never to fall for the one who could end them. Fifth-year surgical resident Dr. Laura Sinclair is no stranger to pressure. But when she's unexpectedly assigned to "the pit"-the ER's relentless frontline-she takes on a high-profile, hush-hush case with a patient whose injuries raise more questions than answers. And then there's him-the patient's hauntingly beautiful, dark-eyed visitor who refuses to leave her thoughts. He's enigmatic, arrogant, and dangerously charming. Every encounter sets her pulse racing and her instincts flaring. She doesn't know his name at first-but when she uncovers his true identity, the ground beneath her shifts. Matteo De Luca isn't just a concerned relative. He's the ruthless heir to a powerful crime syndicate, and he wants her-on his terms. Drawn into his dangerous world, Laura must make an impossible choice: maintain the quiet, respectable life she's worked tirelessly to build... or risk it all for the one man who could destroy it. With every secret he reveals, every vow she's forced to make, the line between right and wrong blurs. He'd burn the world for her happiness.
But can she live with the price of his love?
When her oath to heal clashes with the darkness he brings, which will she choose-the Hippocratic... or the heart?