ALESSIA
Every scar tells a story.
Mine tells him.
The problem is—
Nikolai never looks away.
He traces every broken place like it's sacred.
Like survival isn't ugly.
And every time he does—
I forget why I was supposed to leave.
But in our world, happiness always comes with interest.
Sooner or later, somebody collects.
NIKOLAI
I chose her. Chose the quiet.
Chose the warmth of her fingers against my skin over every obligation waiting on the other side of that call.
I have buried men for less than looking at her wrong.
So when the past comes knocking at our door—
when old enemies decide to remind my wife who she used to be—
they make one fatal mistake.
They think she's alone.
She's not.
And if war is what it takes to keep her…
I'll make history remember our names.
This is the third book in The Cold In Our Hearts Series. Reading Order:
Cold As Ice
Cold As Steel
Cold As Blood
Cold As You
