Ava Sinclair thought her life was finally falling into place. She had a stable job, a beautiful apartment in New York, and a fiancé who seemed perfect. Until the night she came home early and found Ethan Cole kissing another man. Humiliated and heartbroken, Ava lets her best friends drag her out for one reckless night she swears she will regret forever. She ends up in the arms of a dangerously attractive stranger—cold, powerful, and impossible to forget. By morning, she runs. Days later, her company is sold, and the new owner walks into the boardroom. The stranger. Her new boss. And Ethan’s uncle. Adrian Blackwood is everything Ava should stay away from: ruthless, wealthy, controlling, and far too dangerous. Working for him means late nights, stolen glances, and a tension so intense it feels like a war neither of them can win. But Ava is trapped. She needs her job. Adrian needs her to help rebuild the collapsing company. And neither of them can forget what happened between them. As Ava is pulled deeper into Adrian’s world of power, wealth, and secrets, she begins to uncover the truth about the people around her. Ava is caught between the man who broke her heart and the man who could ruin what is left of it. Because loving Adrian Blackwood was never supposed to happen. Especially when he belongs to the family that betrayed her. But when obsession, betrayal, and revenge collide, Ava will have to decide whether to keep fighting for people who never chose her… Or finally choose herself.