Katana (Swordsman Trilogy)

Katana Kozlov has been fighting for her family since she was 7. Her father dying lead to her mother taking over the Russian mafia and becoming the first women to run the cartel. Trained from the day after her father died she became one of the deadliest women in Europe and declared the executioner of The Red Mafiya by the age of 15. Katana wanted her mothers title and she was on the way there until she made a catastrophic mistake. Now 20 she neglected to kill and it cost her everything and the lives of 6 of her team. Her mother strips her of the position and legacy title until she can defeat the best soldier to set food on U.S ground in 6 months.

Malachi Reed Anderson was a U.S. Navy Seal recruited into the FBI by 23 then thrown into the CIA until he committed treason. Running away from his past at 28 he is propositioned by Hera Kozlov to train her daughter and in exchange she will exonerate him of his crimes and let his family live. Living under the same roof for 6 months with distain; looking at him reminds her she's of her failures and everyone she got killed, looking at her reminds him that his freedom and families life is in her mothers hands leads them to do crazy things while denying the tension they both feel.