After the devastating and suspicious death of Arielle Stone's parents, her life is violently derailed. She is the rightful heir to her father's empire Stone Enterprise Group but instead of inheriting the CEO position, her father's enigmatic billionaire confidant, Damian Cross, takes control "for her own protection." Arielle has adored Damian since she was a teenager, but now, while working under him, that childhood fascination ignites into something dangerous... forbidden... consuming....

After the devastating and suspicious death of Arielle Stone’s parents, her life is violently derailed. She is the rightful heir to her father’s empire Stone Enterprise Group but instead of inheriting the CEO position, her father’s enigmatic billionaire confidant, Damian Cross, takes control “for her own protection.”Arielle has adored Damian since she was a teenager, but now, while working under him, that childhood fascination ignites into something dangerous… forbidden… consuming.Little does Arielle know:Damian didn’t take the company from her he’s shielding her from a predator hiding within their own family.Cassian Ward, Arielle’s charming cousin, has spent years secretly stealing from the company and orchestrating her parents’ deaths to seize power. He positions himself as Arielle’s protector while plotting to destroy Damian…and her.While Arielle battles grief, betrayal, and a passion she knows she shouldn’t feel, she uncovers clues that her parents’ accident wasn’t so accidental clues pointing straight at Cassian.But nothing prepares her for the ultimate discovery:Her father might still be alive.And Cassian will kill again to keep his secrets buried.