In the heart of New York City, where power is the most important thing and secrets are worth more than gold, one night of forbidden fun changes everything.Elena Voss is very driven, smart, and determined to get ahead on her own. As a young marketing intern at Sterling Empire, the world's largest company, she spends her nights going over data and plans instead of trying to get the attention of her hard-to-reach billionaire CEO. But when a project keeps her working late into the night, she ends up alone with the one man everyone tells her to stay away from.Damian Sterling.Cold. Unforgiving. So very handsome. He rules his empire with an iron fist and a dark past at the age of thirty-four. He would rather not be in a relationship. He doesn't do weak. And he definitely doesn't mix work with play, but his encounter with Elena challenges that belief and leads to unexpected feelings. Up until Elena.One wild, passionate meeting on the sleek conference table in his penthouse office starts a fire that neither of them can put out. Damian wants more than just one night now. He wants to take everything from her: her body, her time, and her future. But they have to keep their relationship a secret. No one at Sterling Empire will ever know. Not the board. Not the news. Not even her best friends.As their stolen moments get hotter and more addictive—secret office meetings, private jet escapes, and whispered orders in the dark—Elena is torn between the career she's worked so hard for and the man who makes her feel truly seen for the first time in her life.But Damian is keeping more than just their affair a secret.