When Jerome Lin discovered that his girlfriend was sleeping with his mother’s fiancé, his world collapsed. What he didn’t expect was that the man’s returning son,Collins Tanaka, the cold, breathtaking heir with eyes like winter, would become his greatest enemy… and then the forbidden desire he couldn’t escape. They were meant to hate each other. Raised to compete. Trained to despise. Destined to stand on opposite sides of two powerful families. But hatred can burn… and sometimes, fire changes shape. One stolen moment. One dangerously soft kiss. One love so powerful their parents threatened to destroy them both. And just when Jerome believes they’ve survived every storm, Collins’s ex returns claiming she has a child that belongs to him, tearing apart everything they’ve fought for. Lies. Betrayal. Desire. Family wars. A forbidden love that could bring two empires to their knees… or heal two broken hearts. This is the story of two heirs who weren’t allowed to love but loved anyway.