Caiden Varrik thought leaving Russia would put distance between him and the one man capable of undoing him. But an ocean isn’t enough to quiet what Arseny Zakirov left under his skin.
Arseny doesn’t believe in half measures. If Caiden chooses him, he chooses all of it—secrecy, the fallout, and the consequences that neither of them can outrun.
But love like theirs doesn’t exist in isolation. It exists under watchful eyes, in whispered rumours, and in a system that doesn’t forgive weakness.
And when death comes, the blame needs somewhere to fall. Lines are crossed, loyalties fracture, and grief sharpens into something violent.
Some loves survive distance. Some loves survive war.
Theirs might not survive each other.
