For five years, investigative journalist Ruby Hart has exposed the crimes of an elusive criminal mastermind known only as Smoke . No one knows his face , his real name or how he is always one step ahead of the law. When her father's company is on the verge of bankruptcy , Ruby is forced into an arranged marriage with Victor Black , a quiet, intelligent business man who seems almost too perfect to be real ......... Or so she thought.Shortly after her wedding , she discovers a terrifying truth: the man she married might just be the smoke she's been chasing all her life.....He never targeted her by accident.....He spent years making sure she would become his wife.Now Ruby must decide whether to expose the man she's sworn to destroy or protect the only person who has ever truly loved her.