Lena Vale had loved Ethan Cole through unpaid rent, cold winters, and cheap noodles shared after midnight. Then her grandmother began to die. With only hours left to save her, Lena signed a deal with a man she had never met. By morning, Ethan was gone. By nightfall, she learned Ethan Cole had never existed. And the man who bought her future was waiting in the shadows of the Moretti family. He offered protection. He offered revenge. He offered a way out. But every door in his world seemed to lock behind her. And Lena soon learned that the most dangerous part of a deal was never the price. It was the man who refused to tell her why he wanted her in the first place.