She kept the secret to protect the child. He came to collect what was always his. Mara Ellison has spent three years building walls — around her grief, around her heart, and around the little girl the world must never connect to the most dangerous man alive. Dominic Voss doesn't ask for what he wants; he dismantles every obstacle between himself and it, and he has just walked through her last line of defense wearing a ten-thousand-dollar suit and a smile that belongs on a warning label. The attraction is inconvenient, the secrets are explosive, and the stakes are nothing less than the child sleeping in room 412 the daughter neither of them has dared to claim out loud. But the truth has a way of surfacing, especially when a ruthless man decides he's done waiting, and Mara is about to discover that the most terrifying thing about Dominic Voss isn't his power, his money, or his cold, commanding fury

On her wedding day, Amara Vance is rejected publicly, humiliated by the one she trusted most. But when a dangerous stranger steps in and offers an unexpected solution, she realizes her life is about to change forever. He is cold, ruthless, and obsessed-but she is no ordinary bride. In a world where power and revenge collide, who will truly control the heart and the game?

Liora Vale never asked to be noticed. A quiet transfer student with scars she hides behind calm eyes, she’s survived more than anyone suspects. Cassian Blackwood is feared, untouchable, and knows exactly how to break people… except she doesn’t break. Not like anyone else. He wants to watch her fall. She wants to survive without being crushed. And every time they collide, the line between hunter and prey blurs. Secrets, obsession, and dangerous games will push them both—and only one can control the other. Can the girl he was supposed to destroy survive… or will she destroy him first?