Clara Rossi is the best strategist in the underworld, but she made one fatal error: she let the cold, lethal Chad Vane into her bed. Terrified by the intensity of what they shared, Clara spends weeks dodging his gaze and hiding in the shadows of his estate, desperate to return to a strictly professional life. But Chad Vane doesn't do "professional." He’s a predator who has finally caught his prey, and he refuses to let her slip away. When a rival syndicate puts a price on Clara’s head, Chad uses the threat to trap her in his private fortress. Forced into his world and his bed, Clara’s walls begin to crumble. She wanted to run, but in the dark, she realizes she’s falling for the very man she was trying to avoid.