Aveline was trained to lie, seduce, and disappear. Her mission? Infiltrate Cade Langston's life and expose the secrets behind his family’s empire — the kind of secrets that ruin reputations, or end lives.But from the moment she meets him, Cade isn’t what she expected. Cold, unreadable, magnetic — he’s a man built on silence and scars. And behind his sharp eyes lies a storm she can’t predict.She’s supposed to stay focused, detached. Instead, she finds herself falling — fast.And Cade? He’s breaking his own rules to keep her close.But every secret has a cost.And when the truth cuts too deep, will love survive the blade?