Blurb Ariana Williams thought her divorce would be the end of her worst chapter. She was wrong. Roy, her ex-husband, left her heart bruised and her trust in ruins, but the scars he gave her weren’t the kind that stayed quiet. When a chance encounter at a garden puts her in the path of Adams Smart—the enigmatic heir to one of the most powerful companies in the city—Ariana finds herself drawn into a world where affection feels dangerous and every word could be weaponized. Adams is everything Roy wasn’t. Attentive, protective and magnetic, but also a man living under the shadow of family politics and corporate secrets. For every tender glance he gives her, there’s a headline waiting to tear them apart. And when confidential documents from his company are leaked—with Ariana’s name tangled in the mess—the past she’s been trying to outrun collides violently with the future she’s only begun to imagine. Whispers become accusations. Old wounds become open battlefields. Roy resurfaces, determined to remind her that some bonds don’t break—they strangle. And as Adams fights to keep her safe in a storm designed to destroy them both, Ariana faces the most dangerous question of all: Is she falling for the man himself… or the version of him that love is allowing her to see? In a game where every move is public, every secret has a price, and every heart has its breaking point, Ariana must decide if she’s ready to risk hers again.