Quinn VanWarren has unexpectedly inherited his family's massive fortune, and now they want to kill him to get their money back. They also might or might not be financing the Shadows. For the sake of their children, Quinn needs to get back into the family's good graces and untangle them from the army that's currently destroying civilization. But without backup, he won't make it through the first dinner course. Luckily, he knows just whom to call: the woman who already saved his life twice before and has been haunting his dreams ever since. Vega Ortiz is nobody's hero. She has her own problems, and a mission she's failing. But she owes Quinn a life debt, and his proposal could be her last chance to find the psychopath who still holds her leash. Working together is the obvious solution for both of them. But the intimacy of a fake marriage may just prove to be more real than either of them expected. And when things suddenly take a catastrophic turn, Vega and Quinn will have to face an enemy neither of them saw coming. Giving up is not an option. Failure is unacceptable. Their only available path leads forward—straight back to the Shadows.