Jenna Carter is broke, desperate, and out of options. When a one-week live-in housekeeping job lands in her lap—with no questions asked and a cash advance too good to ignore—she says yes. Even if the estate is more fortress than home. Even if her new employer is cold, distant, and dangerous in a way that makes her pulse trip.

Rhys Moretti isn't just rich—he's lethal. The heir to a powerful crime family, Rhys lives behind locked doors and sharper secrets. He doesn't trust anyone, especially not the chaotic, too-curious woman with paint-stained shoes and a smart mouth. But Jenna doesn't scare easily. And the more he pushes her away, the more she pulls him back to life.

When a break-in turns into something far more deadly, Jenna is pulled deep into Rhys's world of shadows—and becomes his biggest risk. But walking away isn't so simple when hearts are on the line and the past refuses to stay buried.

He swore no one would ever matter again.

She swore she'd never fall for someone like him.

But what happens when love shows up... in the last place they expected?

Can a girl with nothing to lose survive loving a man with everything to protect?