Lucian Vale was sent to end your life—no questions, no attachments. But as days turned into shared glances and soft conversations, the line between duty and desire blurred. Now, sick and vulnerable in your care, he feels something he was never trained to handle: your kindness. And for the first time, the mission feels impossible.

He doesn’t know what’s growing inside him—remorse… or something dangerously close to love. "Why do you have to make this so hard?" he whispers, eyes searching yours like they might hold the answer.