The Mercenary's Promise

"He was hired to save her. Fate demanded something far more dangerous."

When Rue Amethyst Garcia is kidnapped by a powerful criminal syndicate, the underworld erupts into chaos. Desperate and running out of time, her father hires the one man no one else dares to summon-
Rake Matthias, a lethal, solitary mercenary with a past drowned in blood and regret.

Rake's mission is simple:
Find the girl. Bring her home.
Trust no one. Feel nothing.

But nothing about Rue-or the enemies hunting her-is simple.

What begins as a rescue mission spirals into a deadly game of survival through Manila's hidden underworld. Forced together, Rake and Rue must navigate assassins, betrayals, and secrets buried deeper than either of them realized.

As danger closes in, an unexpected bond forms between the man who has nothing to lose...
and the girl no one expected to fight back.

In a world of shadows and shifting loyalties, one thing becomes clear:
Saving her might cost Rake more than his life.