Detective Elena Cruz was always the one who stayed clean. Sharp. Disciplined. Until the assignment that ruined everything. Sent deep undercover to dismantle the narcotics empire of rising kingpin Micah "Blaze" Carter, Elena expected violence, lies, and corruption?not the slow, burning desire that turned into obsession.

Micah is everything she's sworn to take down: ruthless, cunning, and unapologetically dangerous. But he's also disarmingly real?more honest in his criminal world than the badge on her chest ever allowed her to be. The deeper Elena gets, the blurrier the lines become, until one kiss, one lie, and one bullet too many shatter her mission?and her career.

As she spirals into addiction and betrayal, her department fights to pull her back, but Elena doesn't want to be saved. All she wants is him. Even as Micah's empire begins to unravel under federal pressure and betrayal from within, their connection only grows stronger?more raw, more desperate, and infinitely more dangerous.

When a rival kingpin returns from the dead, a violent turf war ignites. Elena and Micah are forced to go to war together, with the city, the feds, and death itself closing in. With both of their pasts threatening to crush them, and every truth revealed leaving another scar, they must make the ultimate choice:

Fight for love?
Or burn for loyalty.

In the end, redemption doesn't come free.

But it might just be worth the price.