He was the man she was raised to hate. She became the only woman he couldn't walk away from.Leo Matthews escaped a childhood filled with cruelty and built a life no one thought he deserved. At twenty-nine, he is a bestselling author with fame, fortune, and walls no one has ever broken.Ava Laurent is twenty-two, a rising fashion icon living the perfect life until she meets the one man who refuses to be impressed by her.They can't stand each other.They can't stay away from each other.But neither of them knows they are connected by a forgotten childhood and a family secret powerful enough to destroy everything they are building.When the truth finally comes to light, love will demand a price neither of them is ready to pay.