PROLOGUEThey say power changes a man.In his case, Power revealed who he truly was.Dmitri Volkov.A name that echoed through boardrooms, luxury halls, and whispered conversations among the elite. At just twenty-eight, he was already a billionaire, the ruthless CEO of Volkov Enterprises, and a man no one dared to cross.Cold.Arrogant.Untouchable.Dmitri wasn’t just rich, he was dangerous.He didn’t believe in love. He didn’t believe in weakness. And he certainly didn’t believe in second chances.To him, people were either useful… or disposable.Tall, broad-shouldered, with sharp jawlines that looked like they were carved by perfection itself, Dmitri carried an intimidating presence that could silence a room with just a single glance. His piercing grey eyes, cold like a Russian winter held no warmth, only calculation.Women admired him.Men envied him.But no one truly knew him.Behind the expensive suits and emotionless expression was a man driven by control. He lived by one rule:Never let anyone get close enough to destroy you.And he followed it religiously.Until…Her.She wasn’t supposed to matter.She wasn’t supposed to exist in his world.Yet somehow, she walked into it like a storm he couldn’t predict.Ava Laurent.Beautiful didn’t begin to describe her. She was the kind of girl people turned to look at twice,not just because of her face, but because of the confidence she carried so effortlessly. Her eyes held fire, her lips always ready with a sharp reply, and her stubbornness? Unmatched.She didn’t bow.She didn’t beg.And she definitely didn’t care who Dmitri Volkov was.Where others saw power, she saw arrogance.Where others saw a king, she saw a man who needed to be put in his place.And that……That was her biggest mistake.Because Dmitri Volkov wasn’t used to being challenged.He wasn’t used to being ignored.And he certainly wasn’t used to a woman looking at him without fear.What started as irritation quickly turned into something far more dangerous.An obsession.A battle of wills.A war between two people who refused to lose.She swore to hate him.He swore to break her.But somewhere between the arguments, the tension, and the undeniable pull neither of them wanted to admit Lines would blur.Hearts would betray.And hate…Would no longer be enough to keep them apart.Because in a world where power ruled everything. Love was the most dangerous game of all.