He owns cities.She refuses to be owned by anyone.Sebastian Vale is a self-made billionaire—cold, ruthless, and dangerously irresistible. He controls everything he touches, including the corporate empire that made him untouchable. Love, to him, is a weakness he burned out of his system long ago.Aria Monteverde is fire wrapped in defiance. Brilliant, stubborn, and struggling to protect what little she has left, she walks into Sebastian’s world determined to remain untouched by his wealth, his power… and his devastating gaze.But when ambition collides with desire, and control turns into obsession, their connection ignites into something far more dangerous than attraction. Secrets unravel. Lines blur. Passion turns possessive.Because Sebastian Vale doesn’t chase.He claims.And Aria soon learns that walking away from a billionaire who wants you is far more dangerous than falling into his arms.