Rafael had always believed he understood danger.

He had walked into hostile boardrooms with nothing but a smile and a threat hidden behind his eyes. He had signed contracts that ruined lives and watched men twice his age crumble under pressure. He had loved people capable of destroying him—and stayed anyway.

But none of that prepared him for the moment he realized Davin Liang had been watching him all along.

It happened quietly.

No dramatic chase. No alarms. No raised voices.

Just a closed door.

Rafael had followed a lead he shouldn’t have—one of Davin’s shell companies hidden behind a harmless name. The building was empty at night, its glass...