Serena Richard was born into a life most people would kill for — wealth, influence, and a future already signed in ink.In her world, marriages are mergers.Loyalty is currency.And love is a liability.Then she meets Nathan.He doesn’t belong to her world, and he refuses to.No legacy. No status. No reason to obey the rules that have always controlled her.For the first time in her life, Serena isn’t being told what to do.She’s being asked what she wants.But defying the Richard empire is not a rebellion.It’s a declaration of war.Her father is a man who built his power by eliminating risks, and Nathan is the biggest threat he’s ever seen.Surveillance becomes constant.Pressure turns into coercion.And the life Serena thought was secure begins to feel like a prison.Now she must choose:The future designed to protect her family’s empire…Or the man who could bring it crashing down.Because in Serena’s world, crossing the line isn’t scandal.It’s destruction.