Synopsis They called her the untouchable princess of the Laurent empire. A girl made of glass, meant to be admired from afar and traded for power when the time was right. When Silas Thorne, the ruthless new head of a rival syndicate, forces a marriage treaty to end a bloody turf war, he demands Seraphina as his bride. He thinks he’s getting a pawn. A quiet, obedient girl to parade at his side and hold as a hostage against her father’s ambition. He couldn't be more wrong. Seraphina isn't made of glass. She's forged from steel. Thrown into the lion's den of the Thorne estate, she plays the part of the reluctant wife perfectly while secretly plotting to dismantle his operation from the inside out. But Silas is nothing like the brute she expected. He’s sharp, dangerously observant, and worst of all, he begins to see right through her carefully crafted masks. As rival factions move against them and assassination attempts become a daily occurrence, the line between bitter hatred and dangerous attraction starts to blur. Trapped in a web of deceit, Seraphina and Silas must decide if they are going to destroy each other—or if they are going to turn their combined ruthlessness on the world that tried to control them.