Ten years ago, I told my father to stay out of my life. I thought it would keep me safe, but now he’s the reason my life could be taken.
 
For too long, I’ve barely been existing, coasting through life and waiting for the inevitable end. Perhaps that is why, when I return home from work and find Romeo Bianchi waiting for me in the shadows, I accept my fate, wholeheartedly.
 
I expect him to take my life without a thought, but he takes me captive. To him, I’m nothing but a pawn in his dangerous game of retribution. But weeks pass and the moments we share weave a tangled web of connection between us, burrowing deeper into my heart with every touch, taste, and look.
 
When faced with a choice that could save his life, I ask myself one simple question:
 
Who protects the man that has spent his entire life protecting everyone else?