Elena has loved Damian since she was a teenager sneaking glances at her brother's intimidating best friend. To him, she was always the kid sister he had to protect until she confessed her feelings and he shut her down cold. Years later, she returns from university transformed, and the boy who once saw a child now can't look away from the woman standing in front of him. But Damian runs an empire built on blood and secrets, and letting himself want her could get her killed. When a rival syndicate proves exactly how right he was to be afraid, Damian has to choose between the walls he's built and the girl who's always been his.