Marrying Killian was supposed to bring an end to the troubles and disputes between families.

We didn't count on the Russians upping their game to unseat us. My father is dead and a war is brewing, one I'm certain we can't avoid. They're getting sneakier in their tactics and we have to be careful.

I'm either the target or the bait.

Killian swears to protect me, and I believe him. He's unlocked parts of me I never knew existed and now I'm positively addicted. Killian's the only thing keeping me above water.

And yet his ex won't leave us alone, small game, when there's a war on the horizon but Killian loves me, nothing Blair claims about a son or otherwise will change that.

So why can't I shake the feeling that there's something else at play here?