“It began with the first whispered lies from my ex-boyfriend, the second silent lie from my family, and the final lie I told myself: that I was selling only my time.” — Vianne St. Clair His costly obsession… All it took was an irresistible offer of a million-dollar sum for Julian Hayes to sell the most valuable thing he owned: His girlfriend's innocence. Lysander Xanthos is a ruthless billionaire who believes no real love in the real world and he will do anything to prove it. It began with Vianne, turning her boyfriend’s greed into the catalyst of her despair. The plan was flawless: One night to claim her, but when the light-eyed fiery girl he intended to destroy begins to shatter his own iron will, Lysander realizes the only thing truly compromised is his control.