Falling in love with the client is bad for business. Sumner's father is a tyrant. No, really. He's the evil Oligarch of planet Aerie. And if Sumner can't get rid of him, he'll destroy their planet and their people. What's a good son to do but hire an assassin? It's bad enough Sex Engineer Paris Cordell's personal AI is flirting with the enemy planet's central computer system. He definitely doesn't need to fall in love with the son and heir to the man he must kill to complete his assignment.