He was the one person she was never supposed to fall for. As the daughter of a powerful and fiercely protective father, she’s spent her entire life knowing there are rules she doesn’t question. One of them is simple: stay away from him. Viktor isn’t supposed to matter. He isn’t supposed to become the person she looks for across crowded rooms, the one who makes her laugh when everything feels unbearable, or the one she slowly begins trusting with pieces of herself she’s never shown anyone else. But love doesn’t exactly care about family rules. What begins as friendship turns into something quieter, deeper, and increasingly impossible to hide. Stolen conversations become lingering looks. Lingering looks become feelings neither of them can name. And when her father finally realizes what’s happening, they’re left with one impossible choice: Follow the rules… Or risk everything for each other.