Marina Bianchi built her life on distance. From her father. From his world. From the kind of power that leaves blood in its wake. She designs spaces that feel safe. Clean. Controlled. Untouchable. Until a single project pulls her back into the shadows she thought she left behind. Rowan Carter is supposed to be ordinary. A quiet presence behind a bakery counter. Steady. Observant. Safe in a way nothing in her life has ever been. But nothing about him is accidental. And nothing about their connection is harmless. Because while Marina is being drawn back into a world she refuses to belong to- Rowan is already inside it. Watching. Waiting. And when the truth comes out, it won't just break her trust. It will destroy everything she thought was real. Some love is collateral. Some choices burn everything down.