Promised by Blood

Aria knows exactly what kind of world she lives in-one where deals are made behind closed doors and daughters are part of the negotiation. She accepts the engagement not out of obedience, but calculation, choosing control where she can and silence where she must. What she doesn't account for is the man on the other side of the arrangement-and how much of it was never out of her hands to begin with.

He didn't look like a threat. He looked like someone who would enjoy becoming one.

Who will win-brains or obsession?