During a glamorous school gala, Becca Bennett finds herself ambushed by armed assailants and scooped into the protective embrace of a lethal, broad-shouldered stranger. Convinced the man is the discreet private security operative hired by her overprotective tycoon father, Becca clings to him as he navigates the lockdown with lethal efficiency. Her sense of safety shatters when her father's actual security detail appears, identifying her rescuer as Reed Carter, the ruthless underworld don her family despises.
Instead of fleeing into safety, Becca feels an irresistible spark of attraction and accepts Reed's outstretched hand once more. Navigating a dangerous labyrinth of syndicate rivalries, high-society paparazzi, and paternal wrath, Becca finds herself torn between obedient daughter and mafia queen. Partnering with her father's greatest adversary might save her life, but it threatens to torch her family's empire.
