What happens when a ruthless Bratva leader in New York and a stubborn, incorruptible ex-cop collide?
She saves his life and becomes the only person he can trust, of course.
Claire Black has always been a straight arrow.
Coming from a long line of law enforcement officers, it is in her blood to protect the weak and uphold the law.
But the law has failed her time and time again, by being corrupt and siding with the highest bidder in a city where the road to success is paved with criminal intent. And the brutally handsome offender that she saved tonight is anything but weak.
In fact, Vlad Antonov is the epitome of everything that Claire hates.
Greed. Selfishness with no regard for others.
But above all, arrogance.
The arrogance to assume that one life is more important than another.
This notion is challenged when Antonov convinces Claire to become his bodyguard and keep him safe until he can deduce who is out to end his life or expose the mole in his organization.
Unfortunately for him, Claire is keeping secrets of her own and knows all about his malicious agenda.
Will the forced proximity exacerbate the situation more, or will Claire have to take a hard look at what she has always assumed to be true and the emotions that wreak havoc on her insides?
And will Vlad find a way to free himself from the gnawing self-doubt and the threats to the new life he is trying to build?
But most importantly, what part will Claire play in that new life?