Fleeing a deadly syndicate ambush, ruthless underworld boss Marco snatches Elena from the streets and locks her away inside his fortified estate. Convinced this fearsome godfather personally executed her father, Elena bites, scratches, and attempts escape multiple times, meeting stone-faced restraint from a captor who shields her from rival bullets.
The lines between enemy and sanctuary blur as Marco consistently puts his own body on the line to keep her breathing. When blood-soaked evidence proves her smiling family uncle ordered the paternal assassination, Elena must align with her dangerous protector to dismantle the kin who betrayed her.
