NATHALIA

The night I witnessed a murder, my quiet, ordinary life ended in a blast of blood and snow.

Now I'm the one thing standing between a mafia empire and their freedom - a key witness they'll do anything to erase.

Which is why the government assigns me a protector.

Damon Cross. Unreadable. Unshakeable. Built like a wall I can't see over - or through.

He's supposed to be my shield, nothing more.

But every time his cold grey eyes meet mine, something inside me sparks to life.

Something he should never see.

Something I can't risk wanting.

Because he's sworn to protect me.

And I'm starting to wonder what happens when the vow he breaks...

is the one that keeps his distance.

DAMON

Nathalia Whitmore was meant to be a case - a relocation, a schedule, a threat assessment.

Nothing personal. Never personal.

Then she looked at me like I was safety instead of danger.

Then she fell asleep against me like I was someone she could trust.

And suddenly every rule I've lived by feels like it's cracking.

She doesn't see the things I've done.

She doesn't know what I'm capable of.

She only knows the version of me that keeps her alive - not the version that wants to keep her.

I swore an oath to protect her.

I never expected the hardest part would be protecting her from myself.

This book is part of the The Safe With You Duet. Reading order:

Vow of Honor

Vow of Desire

A shy witness.

A cold protector.

Forced to live together, hunted by the mafia-

and fighting a desire neither of them can control.