In the depths of 20th-century Paris, Louisa Moreau is more than just a bodyguard, she’s a survivor. Trained in the art of combat, she has spent years protecting others, but no one has ever protected her. Her only purpose now is to keep her son, Gabriel, safe from the world that nearly destroyed her. But one gunshot changes everything. When Louisa saves the life of Stevenson De Luca, a ruthless yet enigmatic mafia boss, she unknowingly steps onto a battlefield far more dangerous than she ever imagined. As rival factions rise and betrayals lurk in the shadows, Louisa is drawn deeper into Stevenson’s orbit, a man whose touch ignites something forbidden within her. Then Leonardo Costa reappears ,the man claiming to be Gabriel’s father, demanding control over them both. But when Louisa finally pieces together the fragments of her past, a horrifying truth unravels. Leonardo was never just Gabriel’s father, he was her rapist. The masked predator from that cursed night five years ago. Now, with bloodshed closing in from all sides and treachery waiting in the arms of her best friend, Louisa faces an impossible choice: succumb to the past that haunts her, or become the woman who will burn it all to the ground. Because in Paris, only one law remains unbroken -blood must always be repaid with blood