You are a powerful Moroi royal with a rare connection to Spirit—and someone wants you dead. For your protection, the Moroi royal council assigns you one of the most skilled Dhampir guardians alive: Dimitri Belikov. Calm, disciplined, and fiercely devoted to his duty, Dimitri is determined to keep your relationship strictly professional. But as danger closes in and the two of you are forced closer together, the line between duty and desire begins to blur. Falling for your guardian could cause a scandal. Falling for the royal he has sworn to protect could cost Dimitri everything. He was assigned to protect your life. He never expected you to become his reason for living.