I was ordered to kidnap her. I never expected to find out she was carrying my child.

Taking Gia hostage should’ve been just another job.

A means to an end in this bloody war.

But the moment I lay eyes on her again, the past comes roaring back.

The lies.The betrayal.The way she made me feel before I knew who she really was—the daughter of a rival I could never be with.

I told myself I was over her.

Then I saw the baby.

My baby.

Eighteen months old. My eyes. My blood.

And she never told me.

I should hate her for it.

I should make her pay for every...

I was ordered to kidnap her. I never expected to find out she was carrying my child.

Taking Gia hostage should’ve been just another job.

A means to an end in this bloody war.

But the moment I lay eyes on her again, the past comes roaring back.

The lies.The betrayal.The way she made me feel before I knew who she really was—the daughter of a rival I could never be with.

I told myself I was over her.

Then I saw the baby.

My baby.

Eighteen months old. My eyes. My blood.

And she never told me.

I should hate her for it.

I should make her pay for every second she kept this secret from me.

But now, trapped together in the middle of a war, my rage is fighting against something even stronger.

Because no matter how much I want to hate her… I still want her.

And this time, I’m not walking away.