Under his command

Kat survived being under Dimitri Belikov's watch.
Now she's under his command.

After the events that shattered the fragile safety of the Academy, the rules change. The threats are closer, more vicious-and far more personal. Dimitri steps fully into his role as Kat's shadow, her protector, her weapon... even as the line between duty and desire becomes impossible to ignore.

Kat refuses to be fragile. She trains harder, pushes further, and dares to prove she can stand beside him-not behind him. But every bruise, every close call, exposes Dimitri's greatest weakness: her. And the Strigoi are beginning to notice.

As darkness gathers and enemies close in, control becomes a dangerous illusion. Dimitri must decide how far he's willing to go to keep Kat alive-even if it means losing the parts of himself he swore to protect. And Kat must choose whether love is worth the cost of standing in the crosshairs of a war she never asked for.

Because being under his command doesn't just mean protection.
It means obsession.
It means sacrifice.
And it means once the bond is forged, there's no escape.