She's the girl no one stays for. He's the one who won't leave.
Bree pours drinks, keeps secrets, and falls apart where no one can see. She stopped hoping anyone would stay.
Then Declan sat down next to her — and saw straight through the armor.
He's lost someone like her before. He's not losing her too.
But their world runs on blood ties, buried rules, and one secret neither of them sees coming.
A STANDALONE romance a guarded bartender heroine, a protective alpha hero, organized crime, found family, hidden danger, hurt/comfort, and a slow-burn love that heals more than it breaks.