​At Crestwood University, power wears a designer suit, and secrets are currency. Vivienne Vance has perfected the art of the cold smirk, using her wealth and status as a shield against her stepfamily's hostile takeover of Vance Cosmetics. But beneath her flawless exterior, her world is unraveling. Only one person sees the cracks in her armor: Julian Blackwood. Operating in the shadows with an intelligence and influence that terrifies even the campus elite, Julian offers her a choice: keep wearing her heavy armor and lose everything, or let him in and go to war.