Asher Vale built his life on control. Power. Precision. Distance. Then Talia Appleton broke into his server room with a hacked RFID chip, desperate questions, and eyes that refuse to look away. She wants the file her father left behind. He wants her alive long enough to survive what’s inside it. But the deeper Asher digs into Marcus Appleton’s secrets, the more dangerous the truth becomes—and the harder it is to ignore the woman he was never supposed to want. Now Rossi’s empire is closing in, Talia’s trust is hanging by a thread, and Asher is running out of time to protect her from the truth he helped bury. Some promises can save a life. Some can destroy it. And this one may break them both. Romantic Suspense Contemporary Romance Mafia Romance Thriller & Suspense Romance Mystery Romance Billionaires & Millionaires Romance Organized Crime