She came to destroy him. She didn't plan to fall for the monster. Anya Petrova has one mission: expose Dimitri Volkov, the icy billionaire mafia boss who rules Veridian Bay with an iron fist. Armed with a hidden camera and a heart full of vengeance, she infiltrates his world as a humble data hygienist, determined to gather evidence and bring his empire crashing down. But Dimitri is not what she expected. He knows she's lying. He sees through her disguise, her fake name, her trembling hands. Instead of exposing her, he pulls her closer—into his penthouse, his bed, his darkest secrets. He calls her a puzzle, a game, a challenge. She calls him a monster. But every time he looks at her, she forgets why she came. Soon, Anya isn't just recording his crimes. She's recording the way he flinches at loud noises, the way he holds her like she's the first warm thing he's touched in years, the way he whispers her name like a prayer. She should hate him. She should run. But the city's rival families are closing in, and the only person who can keep her alive is the man she swore to destroy. Now Anya faces an impossible choice: expose Dimitri and finish her mission, or save the man who has somehow become her entire world. Love and hatred burn the same in Veridian Bay—and in Dimitri's arms, Anya is ready to get scorched. The truth is dangerous. But loving him might be fatal.