“You think he’s weak because he’s in a wheelchair?” I whispered, stepping between them. “He is The strongest man I’ve ever known.”Arthur Pearson laughed, dark and cold. “Oh please Lena, he is a hypocrite and fucking pathetic. And No. I hate him because he has the one thing I’ve wanted since the day we crossed parts.”Ethan gripped the wheels of his chair until his knuckles turned white. “You can take my career. You can take my fucking legs, Pearson. But she will never be yours”Arthur stepped closer, his jaw tightening. “Watch me.”He growls, then pulls me in for a kiss.Lena Carter lost everything. The love of her life was left bedridden after a devastating on-ice collision, and the man responsible was hockey's golden captain, Arthur Pearson.Since that day, Lena has dedicated her life to caring for Ethan, drowning in debt while sacrificing the future she once dreamed of. The last person she ever expected to see again was Arthur...She hates him.He knows it.When forced to work together, their icy exchanges soon ignite into something far more dangerous.A heated confrontation turns into a passionate kiss neither of them can forget. And with every encounter, the line between hatred and desire blurs.Caught between the man she's loved for years and the man she swore she'd never forgive, Lena finds herself trapped in a ruthless game neither of them is willing to lose.As old rivalries resurface, buried truths makes their way to the surface, one desperate to protect the truth. The other will do anything to keep it buried.But when every lie finally shatters, who will Lena choose... the man she blamed for destroying her life, or the man who has been destroying it all along?

Emily Vance formerly known as Cora Prescott killed her abusive family and burnt the house to the ground, leaving everything behind including her name. Now she works as the secretary and trained assassin for Thane Rivers, one of the dangerous men in the city but he wants more than she can offer. He wants her, not in a lovey-dovey way but in full obsession. When she receives a package, threatening to drag her back to that dark past she fought so hard to escape. She has no other choice but to choose between going back to the cage she once burnt down or accept a new one barred with gold that offers protection.