When her best friend goes missing after being targeted by child groomers, Tess Robertson feels she has no choice but to run away. Fearing for her life, she leaves the children’s home where she's lived for the past eighteen months, and boards a train bound for the capital. While wandering the streets of London, Tess realises she is being followed, causing her to run once again—straight into the path of a bullet meant for arms dealer, Kolya Barinov. While Tess recovers, Kolya vows to keep her to give her a good life in return for saving his. But is this simply swapping one danger for another? Or could the path to true happiness begin with blood and bullets?

With police interviews and an ongoing threat to contend with, Kolya has to work harder than ever to keep his young wife safe. His vow to respect her innocence becomes harder with each passing day, so when an opportunity to create distance presents itself, he doesn’t hesitate to take it.Tess is in love, though she’s finding it difficult to deal with her husband’s high-handed behaviour. Due to her background and fiery temper, she has little respect for authority, which often leads to potentially volatile situations.If they want their marriage to survive, both will have to compromise, and give in to the soul-deep feelings that have gripped them since the day they met.

Motherhood suits Tess, and though being married to Kolya Barinov means living under a high level of security, she’s learned to cope with being the wife of an arms dealer. Kolya’s business often keeps him away from home, so he and Tess plan to spend quality time together, but you know what they say about the best laid plans… When an ongoing threat makes their move, Tess’s world comes crashing down around her. In a time of chaos and devastation, she learns the hard way that friendship and love are not always as they seem. With a broken heart and her life in ruins, will Tess ever feel safe or loved again?

Tragic events have chipped away at Tess’s strength and resilience, leaving her plagued by horrifying nightmares. Yet Sicily feels safe, and Signor Russo's protection extends further than the pretty Italian island. But a promise honoured and truth shared bring untold danger. Tess should have known—should have listened when a friend tried to warn her. But she didn’t, and now it might be too late. Will Tess ever find her happy ever after? Or will tragedy consume her completely? Gripping and intense, this is a story that leaves you yearning for more.