Elena Moretti never dreamed she’d become the wife of Damian Blackwood—the ruthless billionaire whispered about in every ballroom and boardroom. To save her family from ruin, she traded her freedom for his name. But her new husband isn’t a savior. He’s cold, cruel, and determined to remind her that she is nothing but a pawn in his empire. The humiliation is endless: whispered gossip at galas, a rival mistress who mocks her at every turn, and Damian himself, whose possessive cruelty both terrifies and confuses her. Yet beneath his icy mask, Elena catches fleeting glimpses of something else;something darker, something broken. When she discovers a forbidden room in the mansion filled with photographs of a woman who looks disturbingly like her, Elena stumbles upon the secrets Damian will do anything to keep buried. The woman’s name is Evelyn and her ghost lingers in every shadow of their marriage. As Elena digs deeper, she finds herself caught in a web of betrayal, dangerous games, and a past soaked in blood. And while Damian swears she belongs to him—“to break or protect”,Elena must decide whether their twisted bond will destroy her… or give her the power to destroy them all. A love born of cruelty. A past that refuses to die. Read to find out if Elena will rise from being a pawn to a queen or the other way around.

“ You're late”, Antoine said with a low voice. Barely maintaining focus as the swaying of her hips was pretty much a distraction. Élise Dubois didn't even look at him. “Perfection doesn't care about your time, Monsieur Moreau”. Antoine Moreau has everything– A luxury hotel empire, Parisian penthouses, and the kind of charm— like a spell that makes women forget their own names. But behind the refined smile lies a man who lives for control and doesn't trust. Then Élise Dubois walks into his life– a newly-hired private chef with a sharp tongue, messy curls, and crazy talent for creating dishes that taste like sin itself. She's not intimidated by his billions or his laws. Which makes her mysterious and dangerous. Late nights in his glass–walled kitchen turn into heated arguments, and great tension that no amount of fine dish can engulf. From candle lit dinners in Paris to scandalous weekends on the French Rivera, Antoine and Élise are playing with fire. But passion comes with a price. He has dark secrets to protect.She has dreams that never includes belonging to a man like him. Neither of them is ready to loose.Can Love survive when it's the most riskiest love of all?