Alessandra “Lex” Vega is nobody’s damsel in distress. A sharp-tongued street artist with a penchant for chaos and a past stained by betrayal, she’s built her life on one rule: trust no one. But when a mysterious benefactor offers her a solo exhibit in Paris, Lex trades Brooklyn’s gritty alleys for the City of Light—only to find herself trapped in a gilded cage. The patron? Julian Saint-Claire is a billionaire tech mogul with the face of a fallen angel and a reputation for breaking hearts (and rules). Julian thrives on control, his empire built on secrets as dark as his tailored suits. He’s obsessed with Lex’s art—raw, violent, and achingly beautiful—and equally obsessed with her. Their first encounter sparks like a lit match: a masquerade ball where Lex crashes the party, Julian corners her in a velvet-draped hallway, and a stolen kiss ignites a game of cat and mouse. But Julian isn’t just another rich boy playing patron. He needs her talent to uncover a corporate conspiracy that could destroy him… and Lex is the perfect pawn. As their worlds collide, so do their demons. Lex discovers Julian’s labyrinth of lies—including ties to the shadowy syndicate that ruined her family—while Julian battles an addiction to the one thing he can’t manipulate: her. From Parisian rooftops to underground hacker dens, their affair becomes a battlefield of lust and lies. She craves his touch but loathes his secrets. He’ll burn the world to keep her safe but won’t confess why. When a lethal enemy targets them both, Lex must decide: Is Julian her salvation or her downfall? And as the line between love and vengeance blurs, one truth remains—some romances are meant to be bad. Heat Level: Sizzling. Tropes: Enemies-to-Lovers • Forbidden Romance • Dark Secrets • Redemption Arc • He Falls First (But Harder). “I want your love, and I want your revenge… even if it’s a crime.”