A hardened Russian hitman crosses paths with Y/N, an eighteen-year-old whose innocence and quiet kindness stop him cold in a dark street. Drawn to her light and devastated by what he is, Yaroslav Morozov chooses restraint over desire, watching from the shadows and silently dismantling every threat that drifts too close. It’s a romance built on yearning, protection, and the unbearable distance between who he is—and who he wants her to never become.