“Know your place, Miss Montgomery. You’re my assistant. Nothing more.” In the heart of Blackwood City, where money buys power and power controls everything, one name stands above the rest. Alexander Blackwood. At twenty-five, he’s the youngest billionaire CEO in the city’s history. Cold, ruthless, dangerously handsome, and a notorious playboy, Alexander rules his business empire with an iron fist. Women are disposable entertainment. Employees are replaceable. And love? Love is a weakness he refuses to entertain. Nobody questions Alexander Blackwood. Nobody disobeys him. And nobody gets close enough to discover what’s beneath his terrifying exterior. Until Elena Montgomery enters his world. At twenty-five, Elena is a beautiful, plus-size young woman struggling to survive in a city that shows no mercy to the poor. Sweet, shy, innocent, and desperately in need of money, she accepts a position as the personal assistant to Blackwood City’s most feared billionaire. What she doesn’t expect is a boss who seems determined to make her life miserable. Alexander demands perfection, punishes the smallest mistakes, and constantly reminds her that she’s nothing more than an employee. She witnesses beautiful women entering his private office. She hears the rumors about his countless affairs. And she knows better than to become another name on his endless list of conquests. But everything changes when another man begins showing interest in her. Suddenly, Alexander becomes colder. His demands become unreasonable. His jealousy becomes impossible to hide. “Who gave you permission to see him?” “Sir, I’m your assistant. Not your girlfriend.” Alexander’s expression darkens. “Careful, Miss Montgomery.” “But—” “I don’t repeat myself.” He doesn’t believe in relationships. He doesn’t believe in love. And he certainly doesn’t believe in sharing. Yet the one woman he refuses to call his girlfriend is becoming the only woman he cannot bear to lose. In Blackwood City, Alexander Blackwood owns almost everything. But Elena Montgomery might become the one thing his money cannot buy.