A complete fantasy romance novella, perfect for a one-to-two-hour escape.

She was sent to steal his most prized possession. Kill him, if necessary. Falling in love with him was never part of the assignment.

Dahlia is a Siren. One word from her lips, and men obey. For fifteen years, she has used that voice to kill for Duke Lucien, because he holds the only thing she has left to lose: her fragile sister, Mila.

Then the Duke offers her freedom.

One final job. Dahlia must infiltrate the court of Farrow as a lady-in-waiting, seduce Prince Armand, and steal the Hanzia: a legendary heirloom said to grant its wielder’s every desire. Anyone who stands in her way is expendable, even the prince. Succeed, and she and Mila finally go free. Fail, and her sister dies.

Prince Armand should have been an easy mark, but she learns quickly that her voice cannot touch him.

He is infuriatingly difficult to manipulate and far too easy to want. Worse, his kindness is a weapon she never trained against. Through sun-drenched horseback rides, a deadly ambush, and a masquerade laced with more than wine, the stone-cold killer starts to feel something more dangerous than desire: peace.

But every stolen moment between them began with a lie, and finishing the mission means destroying the first man who ever made her imagine a life beyond it.

A spicy standalone romantasy novella with enemies-to-lovers, forced proximity, forbidden romance, and an assassin who is very good at killing people and very bad at not falling for her target.

Content warnings: open door, 18+, violence, murder, torture, abuse, and sex under the influence.