A spoiled princess might be the most dangerous thing Kain has ever encountered—and he's not entirely sure if that danger lies in her ability to fight or in the way she makes him forget why he's watching her in the first place. What starts as a calculated mission to use her access to a vault transforms into something neither of them expected, as the lies between them begin to crumble under the weight of genuine connection. Beneath her privileged exterior and his carefully constructed facade lies a chemistry that could either save them or burn everything down. This is a story about discovering that the person you thought you needed to manipulate might be exactly the person you actually need.

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