In a world where survival means giving in to the demands of SunCity's most dangerous kingpin or watching those she loves suffer — Wren must decide just how far she’s willing to go to destroy the monster who holds her fate in his hands. Riven isn’t interested in punishment, not yet. He’s too intrigued by her fire, her defiance, and her refusal to bow to him, even in the face of death. But as Wren's hatred grows deeper for him each day, Riven finds his stone cold and ruthless heart thumping differently for the woman who would jump at every opportunity to kill him. What happens when Wren finally has the chance for her revenge but finds the strings of love tugging her heart? Or when Riven finds out that only one woman has dared defy him and holds the answer to what he's feared the most?