No mercy. No pity. No women. Bane always worked alone, not allowing anyone to boss him around. Life had never spoiled him, and he realized that trust has its price. Having finally accepted the invitation to work in the Royal Killers, he regrets his decision after the first contract. The order should have been simple, but now there's a tempting little temptation lying tied up in his basement. Scarlett struggles to advance in a career where looks are everything. When she secures a risky interview with a notorious crime boss, she hopes it will be her big break in her reporting career. Instead, she finds herself in the middle of a murder and taken hostage by the hitman. She wants to hate the tattooed devil, but is intrigued by his story. What kind of interest is this? A reporter wanting to know more... or a woman in love with a broken man?