She came to steal a key. He caught her and claimed her instead.
Laika Ross has one mission: retrieve the encrypted hardware token that holds the truth about her father's murder six years ago. But when the ruthless syndicate king Cassian Valecrest catches her red-handed at his elite gala, he doesn't hand her to the police—he pulls her into his dark world and refuses to let go.
Forced into a three-week contract as Cassian's personal escort in Zurich, Laika trades her freedom for a chance to steal back the evidence she needs. Yet every moment in his orbit blurs the line between captivity and desire. Cassian is a predator who builds empires with steel and blood, and he's decided that Laika belongs to him—body, soul, and secrets.
But in Zurich, old enemies are closing in. When a rival syndicate abducts Laika to break Cassian's iron control, the monster beneath his tailored suit awakens. He will burn the city to ash to reclaim what is his.
The sovereign has found his weakness. But can Laika escape his grasp before her hidden agenda destroys them both—and will the truth about her father's murder finally set her free, or cage her forever in Cassian's world of blood and obsession?
Book 1