The Ballistic Betrothal

Mireva Kanz operates on cold logic. As Oskara’s most lethal independent Striker, she trades in blood and efficiency, not emotions. But to access the restricted zone where her missing brother vanished, she needs high-level clearance. Enter Kazem Varo: a notoriously reckless munitions heir who desperately needs to sanitize his playboy image to secure a massive corporate defense deal. The deal they strike in the blood-spattered back room of a combat arena is simple: Mireva acts as his devoted fiancé for the broadcast cameras, and Kazem gets her the clearance. It’s a perfectly calculated transaction. But navigating high-speed beast hunts and assassination attempts is nothing compared to the danger of Kazem himself. Why does this supposed degenerate blush furiously whenever she matter-of-factly compliments his marksmanship? And when a rival Striker flirts with her, why does Kazem’s careless facade slip into terrifying, feral possessiveness? When a broadcast drone captures their breath-stealing kiss for the entire city, the lines between their high-octane PR stunt and reality begin to blur. But when Mireva finally realizes the pact they signed wasn't a standard corporate NDA, will she survive the truth of Kazem's lifelong obsession?