Emma Hayes must never have opened that letter.It wasn't hers. It wasn't meant for her eyes. But in one temptation her world changed. The neatly drawn-up words showed a secret that broken her trust and blazed everything she believed she knew about Daniel Carter-the man, who had unobtrusively, gradually became her anchor.Daniel is not only the handsome architect who smiles easily and provides the protective feeling Emma had gotten used to. He is hiding something. Something dangerous. Whenever she challenges him he sends her off with half-truths and she finds it difficult to resist the urge to be with him.Emma is not an easy quitter. Each question she is unable to answer leads her further in digging, only to find out that the trail of shadows she follows leads to more than betrayal. There is a scandal on the undertones, which is related to the family of Daniel and a secretive past which he can do anything to protect her against. And the nearer Emma comes to the truth the more she understands that she is not merely discovering the secrets of Daniel... She is going straight into the danger he has been avoiding for years.As threats become reality and one person begins to spy upon her activities, Emma must make up her mind; did Daniel not tell her because he cares about her or has she been playing chess without ever having agreed to play?