He was raised for one purpose To killAfter watching his family die in a horrific fire,Kai grows up believing one powerful family is responsible for their deaths. Rescued and trained by a feared mafia boss,he becomes a deadly assassin with only one mission,to infiltrate the wealthy Romano family and destroy them from within. Posing as a bodyguard,Kai expects to find monsters, Instead,he meets Isabella Romano,the beautiful, fearless and emotionally guarded heiress known throughout the business world as the Ice Queen. She is cold,untouchable,impossible to impress. But the closer Kai gets to her,the more his heart betrays the mission he has spent his entire life preparing for. When hail of bullets forces him to choose between revenge and saving the woman he was sent to kill,one spilt second decision changes everything. As buried secrets come to light,Kai discovers that the greatest betrayal was never committed by the Romano family but by the man he trusted as a father. Now,hunted by the mafia that created him,Kai must fight to uncover the truth,protect the woman he loves and decide whether love is strong enough to overcome a lifetime of lies. One mistake.one lie.one forbidden love.Will Kai complete the mission……or become the man who destroys the empire that made him?