Viviene buried her beauty because it nearly got her killed. After her parents' deaths, she made herself invisible on purpose. Old clothes,plain face. No one looked twice. That was the plan. For three years, it worked. Then the money ran out. She took a job at her uncle's firm,nothing fancy, just a desk and a paycheck. For a while, life felt almost normal. Then her uncle vanished. No warning, no trace and the man who stepped into his office was Lucas Ashford. The actual owner. Cold, impossibly sure of himself, and clearly not there to make friends. Viviene was certain she'd be fired by lunch. Instead, Lucas Ashford kissed her. And then he told her she would be his lover. Not a question. Not a request. A statement. Why her? She looked like a woman who'd forgotten what a mirror was. But Lucas Ashford wasn't playing a game—or if he was, the rules weren't human. Something about him felt off. Wrong. And yet, when he looked at her, Viviene felt a pull she hadn't felt in years. His lover. The invisible woman. The world had to be ending.