Sofia Romano vanished years ago, burying her identity as a cartel kingpin's daughter beneath a quiet life of art and anonymity. When her father's murder puts a bounty on her head, her carefully constructed world shatters overnight.

Gabriel Navarro, CIA operative with orders to bring her in, never expected to find a woman whose fierce spirit would crack open every wall he's built. He was meant to be her hunter—now he can't stop himself from becoming her protector.

The attraction between them is immediate and devastating. One touch ignites a fire neither can control. In safe houses across Europe, hatred transforms into desperate kisses and forbidden pleasure. Sofia knows trusting him could be fatal, yet she craves his touch like oxygen. Gabe knows claiming her violates every oath he's sworn, but the taste of her lips has become his new addiction.

As the cartel closes in and secrets threaten to tear them apart, Sofia and Gabe must choose between duty and a passion that consumes them both. He was never supposed to fall for his target. She was never meant to desire her enemy. Now their hearts might be the highest price of all.