When Maeve walks in on the guy she had a one night stand with as her intending boss at her interview, she almost loses her footing, sure that she would lose the opportunity. But she doesn't. Aiden hires her as his executive assistant.On her first day, they share a kiss that reminds them of their explosive spark. The only reason why the kiss didn't advance into something more was because Vanessa, a lover of Aiden's, walks in on them and goes mad with rage, almost assaulting Maeve. Maeve decides to quit but she comes back after a week, unable to let the job go. She convinces herself it is because of the great pay, but she can't lie to herself for long. They manage to get through three weeks working together without touching eachother, but when Aiden tells her he wants to switch her with another assistant as he can't focus on work due to their blooming attraction to eachother, Maeve lets go of her inhibitions and they have sex. It is wild and it is exhilarating, spending hours holed up in his office, making up for all the time they didn't touch themselves. Their new found bliss do not last long when Aiden's family insists he engaged Lucia, the heiress of a firm whose cooperation with Titan's construct could yield great results. Aiden has to decide on proving his loyalty to expanding his father's legacy or committing to his irresistible assistant. He has to find a middle ground and he is running out of time.

Lilly Daniels is heartbroken and lost in Shibuya, Tokyo. She had just caught her fiancé cheating on her with her lifelong best friend two weeks before their wedding. Wandering around at midnight to escape the melancholy in her heart, she stumbles into the wrong dark alley, ending up in the middle of a shootout between the notorious Yakuza Lord's heir Ren Kiyoshi and his estranged step brother Kaito Kiyoshi. One of five other brothers from different mothers who are all vying for the throne of their father. Ren Kiyoshi got his chance to end his stepbrother once and for all, but when the opportunity is interrupted by the guileless blonde American who wandered into the dark alley at the wrong moment, his stepbrother uses her to escape him and he is beyond mad at himself for losing his chance. After he confirms Lilly wasn't a spy his stepbrother planted into the situation, he realises that her life is now in danger because Kaito would surely look for her to neutralise her for witnessing what she witnessed. Ren wants nothing to do with Lilly Daniels, he would like to send her on her way and not care what happens to her when his stepbrother gets his hands on her.But he finds himself unable to. There was something about the blonde haired blue eyed American that made him want to keep her safe. At first, it was just pure lust. Then it blossomed into something more. Something that terrified Ren and invigorated Lilly who was just accepting her new life with him. But Ren becomes cold after a few nights of passion, withdrawing from her. This pushes Lilly into leaving the safety of his fortress, she falls into the hands of Kaito Kiyoshi who had been looking for his chance to get her immediately. Ren has to rescue her and this time around, he is not nonchalant about it. He realises that he loved her and wanted her to be more than his captive. He has to choose between his ruthless reputation, his lifelong goal of taking over his father's throne, and his one true love. He is running out of time, but the decision has already been made for him.