★ ★ ★ ★ “What did you just say, little woman?” Mary swallowed hard. “I said… would you marry me?” He chuckled, slow and dangerous. “If you’re going to ask a man to marry you,” he said, leaning back in his seat, “you should do it properly. Because that’s certainly not how you ask a man to be your ride-or-die.” ★ ★ ★ ★ Mary Campbell was supposed to marry the love of her life on Christmas Day. Instead, she walked in on him riding another woman. One shattered dream. One bar. And one reckless night. She wakes up in the bed of a stranger—only to flee the country before learning his name. Cassius Davenport is the devil in a black mask. Cold. Calculated. Obsessive. Born into a ruthless world, Cassius has survived by owning everything he desires. And when Mary crosses his path, he decides she belongs to him. Mary only wants a husband for Christmas. Cassius wants a lifetime. What begins as a marriage of convenience turns into a dangerous game of control, secrets, and power—where walking away is no longer an option. Because Cassius Davenport doesn’t lose what is his. Not his wife. Not his child. And certainly not the woman he’s willing to manipulate, protect, and destroy the world for.