Sia Milton's past threatens to destroy everything she's rebuilt. Once enslaved by her father's greed—sold to a man who treated her as property—she clawed her way to freedom. Now, with her son's safety hanging in the balance and danger closing in, she faces an impossible choice: trust the one man she swore she never would. Julian Turner is ruthless, reckless, and earned his nickname Hades for a reason. A bodyguard with a decimated reputation and a devil's touch both in combat and between the sheets, he's burning bridges faster than he can rebuild them. Redemption hinges on one final assignment—protect Sia Milton and save his inheritance, or lose everything. It should be simple. It isn't. The moment he meets her, conviction shatters, and he realizes this job will cost him far more than his career. As Julian shields Sia from the shadows that hunt her, passion ignites between them—fierce, consuming, dangerous. But enemies don't wait for love to bloom, and secrets run deeper than either dares to imagine. In a world where betrayal cuts closest and possession becomes obsession, can they survive long enough to claim each other? Or will the darkness that brought them together tear them apart first?