
Aurelia Santine was forged in the blood of her father’s disgrace, serving as the most lethal debt collector for the Kovac syndicate to pay off a life she didn't choose. But when the empire's exiled heir, Dominik Kovac, returns with a heart full of vengeance and a claim on her very soul, the line between protector and prisoner vanishes. Now, they must decide if they will destroy each other—or the family that built them.