Breezy's had a crush on her grumpy copilot for months, but Cruz Alejo keeps pushing her away. The brooding cougar shifter claims he's protecting her, but she suspects he's just afraid to let anyone in. When Cruz is captured and forced into brutal underground fighting pits, Breezy breaks every rule in her boss's witness protection program to mount a rescue. Even though it means returning to the coven that branded her an abomination and hunted her for death. Cruz has spent years carrying guilt over failures he can't forgive, convinced that anyone who gets close to him ends up hurt. But when Breezy risks everything to save him, the walls around his heart begin to crack. Their escape leads them to a realm of indulgence and deadly trials, where Breezy must face an ancient flame that has killed every hybrid who dared claim it. To protect her, Cruz will have to choose. Trust in their new bond or lose Breezy forever. In a world where magic and shifter instincts collide, two wounded souls must decide if love is worth the risk. Because the greatest danger isn't the sadistic warlock hunting them or the trials that could consume Breezy alive. It's admitting that together, they're stronger than they ever were apart.