What happens when a one-night stand with a stranger turns into a catastrophic mistake?

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Cirian Adair has only ever wanted to keep the people he loves safe—which is admittedly ironic when you’re a heartless assassin bound to kill people for a living. As one of the Hunt’s most efficient assassins, he has never failed a contract. Until he’s meant to kill the bard he’s fallen for.

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Talia Laurier is a bard with a dangerous secret: she’s a siren, with an appetite for emotion and a ring that keeps it leashed. After one reckless night with a stranger at the Kelpie’s Kiss, her ring goes missing. By the time she returns for it, the tavern has burned to ash.

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And the stranger is gone.

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A year later, Cirian finds her—with her missing ring dangling from his fingers. Unaware that she’s his target, Talia strikes a bargain: Cirian returns her ring, and she stays by his side until he can guarantee her safety.

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Except Cirian can never guarantee her safety—and Talia’s just leashed herself to the man meant to kill her.

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When Cirian kidnaps her instead of killing her, Talia and Cirian enter a world of treason and revenge, where Talia’s headhunting roommate and the vengeful members of the Wild Hunt are willing to track them to the ends of the Three Kingdoms, if necessary.

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The longer they’re bound together, the easier it becomes to forget the contract, the Hunt, and the inconvenient truth that Cirian can’t possibly keep alive the woman he was meant to kill. Soon, the choice may no longer be his.