Vivian Sterling, the dazzling heiress of the Sterling dynasty. After a devastating defeat at the World Figure Skating Championships, Vivian—still injured—was promptly dispatched by her stepfather to Charles Vanderbilt: the youngest men's singles skater to achieve the Career Super Grand Slam, now retired and wielding power in one of North America's oldest financial dynasties. Cold and ruthless, Charles was known among East Coast elites for his personal mantra: "Regret is for those who lose." "You still want to return to ice—in this condition?" Charles held her medical file, his voice cool and edged with a cutting, refined accent. Vivian lifted her chin: "What's it to you?" Removing his gold-rimmed glasses with deliberate calm, Charles proposed. "Let's make a bet. One year. All you have to do is learn to obey... and I'll guarantee you an Olympic medal." — No one knew what happened behind the walls of his Pacific-front mansion—how this tycoon tamed his wild rose. During evening recovery sessions, agony would overwhelm her. In the dimly lit rehab room, Vivian'd bite into his shoulder to stifle a cry. His hand would tighten around her waist, pulling her firmly against him as he commanded: "Good girl. Now behave."