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Daphne Warrens had it all - beauty, fame, and a man who controlled her every move. Max Crawford, billionaire, playboy, and master manipulator, ruled her world with lust, power, and obsession, and for years she obeyed, endured, and loved him, even as his words lingered like a shadow in her mind. But months of humiliation, desire, and simmering rage finally erupted in one night that would change everything. Fleeing to Paris, Daphne disappears into the city of secrets, reinventing herself under the guidance of the dangerously magnetic Julien Armand, becoming a master art thief - seductive, lethal, untouchable. Just when she feels unstoppable, a ghost from her past returns, pulling her back into a storm of revenge, desire, and betrayal. Torn between the obsessive, relentless love of Detective Evans and the intoxicating, protective passion of Julien, Daphne must choose - but in a world built on beauty, power, and obsession, can anyone truly survive unscathed?