Liana Gray never wanted her father's name or his fortune. But when her mother is diagnosed with a terminal illness, the only lifeline comes from the man who abandoned them both. She discovers an inheritance wrapped in blood money and secrets.To claim it, Liana must live under the control of Dominic Thorne, her father’s ruthless protégé, a man feared in boardrooms and rumored to be cold and ruthless. But Dominic is hiding something. He knows what Liana doesn’t, her father didn’t die of natural causes. And Liana’s inheritance paints a target on her back.As desire ignites between them, old enemies surface, and buried truths begin to rot. Liana’s life is no longer her own and neither is her heart.She didn’t just inherit an empire.She inherited a war.And the man who might be her salvation…could be her greatest traitor.