Vesper is a mercenary—cold, lethal, and haunted by a past she’d rather forget. In a world where trust is a weapon, she survives by her own rules, striking deals in shadows and walking the razor’s edge between life and death. When her path collides with Cade, the ruthless heir to a feared mafia empire, sparks ignite—not just of desire, but of war. Dominant, dangerous, and equally broken, Cade is both her enemy and the only man who can unravel the walls around her heart. In a city ruled by power and betrayal, their twisted game of love and hate burns hotter than the flames consuming a black rose. But in a world where one wrong move means death, can their passion survive—or will darkness claim them both?