Mia Hale was the favorite. Partly running the empire she helped build in silence. Her stepsister. Claire—the golden one, the chosen one—he legacy, the power, the perfect marriage to the youngest and most ruthless tycoon alive, Sebastian Voss. At the grand unveiling of an alliance that should’ve sealed Claire’s future, Sebastian makes a chilling, irreversible decision—one that sets the entire Hale family ablaze. . Dragged into a world she was never meant to survive, Mia must now play a game built on betrayal, masks, and blood-stained loyalty. But as secrets unravel and feelings twist into something far more dangerous, she realizes one terrifying truth: Sometimes, being chosen is the cruelest curse of all.