Viper has always been a bastard, a nightmare for many, a killer for hire. He is known for quickly executing orders and killing victims instantly, so he was not surprised by the proposal to eliminate seven people. When his target turns out to be an innocent twenty-year-old girl with big blue eyes, he shouldn't care - but that's not what happened. Viper wants to keep her for himself. Pepper has been on the run since her stepfather killed her mother. When a hot, tattooed killer shows up on her doorstep, she thinks she'll be his next victim. But he is wrong. Viper protects her from other mercenaries who want to profit from a contract on her head. He is her complete opposite, but Pepper falls in love with her captor. Will they be able to find true love in each other, even despite differences and death waiting around every corner? Or is Viper only interested in stealing her innocence?