“Listen carefully, baby girl. Option one… I call the police and accuse you of industrial sabotage and attempted blackmail. I’ll make sure you rot in prison until you forget how to hold a camera.” “And… the second option?” she asked, her voice trembling. “The second option…” Dante said, his tone chillingly flat, “You come to my office and become my fiancée for the next six months.” That night in the corridors of Astoria, Alexandra realized she had no way out. Becoming the captive of London’s Emperor was the only way she could survive. But what began as a forced contract soon spiraled into a dangerous vortex of obsession.Dante Maverick had never wanted love until he found Lexy. To Dante, Lexy was a dark obsession he had to possess completely. But to Lexy, Dante was a monster slowly stealing her soul. Amid the luxury of Mayfair and the blood soaked intrigues of the Maverick Group, the predator would have to learn that owning a body was never enough. And when enemies began targeting the life of the woman he claimed as his, Dante would have to choose: remain the monster who destroys everything in his path… or spill his own blood in the name of redemption.