He was seventeen when he cracked the world’s cruelest exam and vanished into white coats and scalpel blades.

He never planned to fall.

Not for the woman who reminded him of everything he lost.And definitely not for the one who would almost get him killed.

But fate?

Fate has a sick sense of humor.

First came the girl with honeyed lies and ten lovers.

And when love broke him, lust patched him up.

He became the boy mothers warned their daughters about. Charming smile, skilled hands, and a heart that didn’t beat for anyone anymore.

Then came the blood. The betrayal. The blackout nights.

Then came her.

She wasn’t supposed to be real. Ice-blue eyes. A mind that could ruin empires. A smile he didn’t trust. And secrets…

So many secrets buried beneath her skin, he forgot how to breathe around her.

Until one of those secrets pulled a gun.

Until one of them wore a wedding dress.

Until one of them came with blood-stained sheets and a marriage forged in violence.

And just when he learned how to kill without mercy,

She returned with bruises, secrets, and war in her veins.

He should’ve walked away.

But the thing about monsters?

They recognize each other.

And love?

Their love was never soft.

It came with bullets, betrayal, and a grave with both their names on it.

Now someone’s watching her.

Someone’s coming for her.

And if he has to burn the world down again to keep her safe?

He’ll do it smiling.