Lina’s life was already far from perfect—working long shifts at a run-down restaurant, barely scraping by while cleaning up the messes her father left behind. But nothing could have prepared her for the night everything changed.Her father was a gambler, a reckless man drowning in debt, and this time, he owed money to the one person no one dared to cross—Demian King. Ruthless, powerful, and untouchable, Demian wasn’t just New York’s most feared businessman—he was its ruler. Women threw themselves at him, men wanted to be him, and no one in their right mind defied him.So when Lina’s father couldn’t pay his debt, he didn’t beg for mercy. He made a deal.His daughter in exchange for his life.Now, Lina belongs to Demian King. A man who doesn’t believe in love, a man who sees her as nothing more than payment. But there’s one problem—Demian is already in love with someone else. His childhood sweetheart, the woman he was supposed to marry.Lina was never meant to be in his world. But now that she is, there’s no way out.Not without breaking.Not without losing herself to the ruthless billionaire who now owns her.