Nora Brooks has spent her life saving others - as a doctor, as a survivor, as someone who knows how fragile peace can be. But the night she crosses paths with Sebastian Rivera, everything she knows about safety, control, and trust shatters.
He's dangerous.
Cold.
A man who built his empire out of silence and fear.
And yet, the first time he looks at her, she feels something she shouldn't: seen.
When fate throws them together in the aftermath of violence, Nora becomes the one thing Sebastian never thought he'd need - a reason to stop fighting and start feeling. But falling for a man with blood on his hands comes at a price, and soon she's trapped between the world she's always known... and the man she can't seem to walk away from.
He wants to protect her.
She wants to heal him.
But love, in Sebastian Rivera's world, comes with consequences - and saving each other might cost them everything.
Because sometimes, redemption isn't born in forgiveness...
it's born in fire.
Cassie once believed in love - until it nearly destroyed her.
Her ex left her with scars no one could see, and she swore she'd never let another man close enough to hurt her again.
Then came Sebastian - patient, warm, and everything her heart had forgotten it could feel. With him, she began to believe in love again... until her past came crashing back.
Her ex is back - charming, dangerous, and determined to ruin what she's found.
And just when Cassie thinks she knows who to trust, she starts to uncover a secret Sebastian never meant for her to find.
Now Cassie must face the truth: how far can love stretch before it breaks?
And can she still love him - knowing what he's done?