I thought I knew the price of my father’s soul. I was wrong. When the gavel fell on my family’s empire, I didn't just lose my inheritance...I lost my freedom. Now, I’m standing in a mahogany-rowed office, staring at a contract that demands the one thing I swore I’d never give: my body and my name to Julian Vane. He’s the man who dismantled my life brick by brick. He’s cold, predatory, and devastatingly beautiful. He doesn't want my love; he wants my submission to settle a debt that isn’t even mine. But as the ink dries and the bedroom door locks, the line between his cruelty and my craving begins to bleed. Every touch is a battle. Every kiss is a betrayal. But as I dig into the dark secrets of the Vane empire, I realize Julian didn't just marry me to ruin me. He married me to hide a truth that could get us both killed. I’m signed, sealed, and delivered to a monster...and the scariest part? I’m starting to hope he never lets me go.

​I grew up calling him "Sir." Then I called him "Father." Now, I call him my ruin. ​When Julian Cross took me in after my mother’s death, I was a broken girl looking for a savior. He was the king of New York...cold, untouchable, and lethal. He gave me everything: the finest silk, the best education, and a gilded cage I never wanted to leave. But the way he looks at me isn't fatherly. It’s predatory.