She wasn't supposed to be there. He wasn't supposed to notice. Neither of them was supposed to care. Mia is a researcher on vacation, trying very hard to follow the rules. Kai is disciplined, dangerous, and part of something ancient that the rest of the world has forgotten. When she stumbles through the wrong door at Fushimi Inari Taisha, their worlds collide in a way that can't be undone. He replaces her lock. She ignores his texts. He shows up anyway. This is not a love story. Not yet. Functionally Conflicted is Book One of The Kagemusha Series — for readers who love slow burns, secret worlds, and characters who fight the inevitable one bad decision at a time.