Riku “The Serpent” Watanabe is the grumpiest, most intense man I’ve ever met. He’s dangerous, deadly, and completely irresistible. When a priceless jade pendant is stolen during the Watanabe family’s Chinese New Year celebration, I find myself caught in the chaos—and in Riku’s arms. Now he says I’m his to protect. His to claim. His to keep. And when a Yakuza decides you’re his, there’s no turning back…