"Some obsessions are meant to ruin you."Damien Alaric Ashford is the cold, untouchable heir of the Ashford Empire. Feared by everyone, he trusts no one after a betrayal destroyed his family.Elian Cross, a quiet university student hiding a painful secret, accidentally crosses Damien's path. Their first meeting ends in hatred, but fate keeps forcing them together.As buried truths begin to surface, both discover that their families have been connected for years by lies, revenge, and blood.Can love survive when the person you love is also the reason your family fell apart?