On an island battered by fierce winds in the English Channel, fate weaves a fatal web between two souls scarred by mistrust. Tabitha, a French aristocrat of unsettling beauty and a sharp tongue, harbors a secret capable of toppling empires. Her green eyes, which can both seduce and freeze, conceal a deadly truth that has turned her into the prey of one of Europe’s most feared assassins.
On the other side of this deadly dance is Ethan Devereux, an English earl whose calculated charm and invisible scars make him an enigma as dangerous as he is irresistible. His dark past and ruthless reputation precede him, but it is his inner demons that make him truly lethal.
The shipwreck that brings them together is only the beginning of a game where every touch could be a trap, and every kiss might be their last. As Scorpio, the Cardinal de Fleury’s most feared assassin, closes in with the precision of a predator, Tabitha and Ethan find themselves ensnared in a web of desire and betrayal. She, an innocent caught in the unfolding plot, sees in Ethan the only truth she can rely on. He, used to controlling every aspect of his life, discovers that the greatest danger is not the death that stalks them, but the way his heart surrenders to every provocative smile from this woman who could be his salvation—or his ruin.
Amid stolen kisses and whispered secrets, they will discover that sometimes the greatest risk is not surrendering to the love that can destroy us... or save us.
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