When Elena flees her arranged marriage to Ethan Cross the city’s most feared heir and ruthless businessman, she believes she has escaped a lifetime of chains even though she had never met him. Ethan, rumored to have built his empire on blood and secrets, is the last man she could ever love. Disappearing into a new life, Elena swears she’ll only give her heart to someone who respects her freedom.Then she meets Adrian Vale. Charming, kind, and everything Ethan was not, Adrian slowly wins her trust and her heart but shadows from the past begin to creep in. Adrian knows too much, appears in the right places at the wrong times, and carries a darkness in his eyes that feels achingly familiar and that’s because Adrian Vale is Ethan Cross.What began as a hunt for the runaway bride who humiliated him has become an obsession he can’t let go. But when the truth comes out, will Elena see love beneath the mask or the monster she ran from?