She just wanted to survive.He wants to own her.After witnessing her stepfather’s murder, 18-year-old Lia runs for her life. But the killer isn’t done — he sends the city’s most feared enforcer to silence her.Damon Knight doesn’t do mercy. He erases threats. But when he finds Lia hiding in an abandoned chapel, something in her eyes stops him.She becomes his new secret.His weakness.His obsession.Now she’s no longer running from danger — she’s living with it.But when secrets from Damon’s past rise, and Lia’s innocence becomes his enemy, he must decide: protect her… or destroy her.