Aria Lawson has everything-power, beauty, and an empire she built with ice in her veins. She is envied by many due to her beauty and success at such a young age. To the outside world -she's untouchable with a cold and calculative air she exudes but behind the flawless mask lies a woman scarred by betrayal, hated by her own family, and haunted by the shadows of a past she can never escape.Damien Cross wasn’t supposed to notice her. At the Sterling Gala, surrounded by wealth and glamour, he could have chosen anyone. Yet the moment he saw Aria, cold and unyielding in a room full of masks, he fell-and nothing would keep him from breaking through her walls.But love to Aria is a weakness,and that's what she would never be . Weak. Elena Sterling, the pampered daughter of a powerful family,would stop at nothing to get what she wants even if it meant ruining people's lives. She's beautiful and ruthless and would do anything possible to claim Damien for herself. Lucas Vance, burning with unrequited desire, will do anything to get Elena to fall in love with him. And within Aria’s own family, envy festers and betrayal lurks, waiting for the perfect moment to strike.She vowed never to let anyone close again.He is determined to be the one man she can’t push away.When obsession, power, and desire collide, will Damien’s relentless love be strong enough to heal Aria’s shattered heart-or will her past destroy them both?