Asami Sato has never needed anyone to protect her—or at least, that's what she tells herself. But after a series of threats against Future Industries, Tenzin introduces her to **Vesper Ren**, a highly trained and notoriously observant bodyguard with a talent for seeing danger before it strikes. Vesper's job is simple: keep Asami alive. Asami has no intention of making that easy. What begins as a reluctant professional arrangement slowly develops into trust, friendship, and something neither woman expected. But as the threats against Future Industries grow more dangerous, Vesper finds herself facing a problem far more complicated than any enemy she's ever fought. Because protecting Asami is her job. Falling in love with her was never part of the assignment .