He was hired to kill her. Now he’ll kill anyone who tries to touch her.

Dante Reed doesn’t ask questions. The job comes in, the money hits his account, and the target disappears. Permanently.

But the second he sees Avery Sinclair, everything changes.

She’s soft. Curvy. Too innocent. And yet he knows, down to his soul, that she’s his.

Instead of pulling the trigger, he makes a vow: He’ll protect her. Obsess over her. Make her his.

Avery has no idea the gorgeous older man who sweeps her off her feet was paid to end her life.

She just knows he makes her feel seen. Desired....

He was hired to kill her. Now he’ll kill anyone who tries to touch her.

Dante Reed doesn’t ask questions. The job comes in, the money hits his account, and the target disappears. Permanently.

But the second he sees Avery Sinclair, everything changes.

She’s soft. Curvy. Too innocent. And yet he knows, down to his soul, that she’s his.

Instead of pulling the trigger, he makes a vow: He’ll protect her. Obsess over her. Make her his.

Avery has no idea the gorgeous older man who sweeps her off her feet was paid to end her life.

She just knows he makes her feel seen. Desired. Treasured in ways she’s never known.

Until the truth comes out… and then she’s forced to question everything they built.