"You think freedom is a choice, ma petite ombre? In my world, your only choice is how hard you surrender to me." Vance is one of the richest men in Europe-a ruthless fashion and luxury mogul who commands the world from his boardroom with cold, immaculate perfection. To the public, he is an untouchable titan. But behind the doors of Manoir de l'Éclipse, he is a possessive storm, born from a bloodline of pure Russian darkness he keeps tightly chained... until he looks at me. He didn't just pull me into his world of silk and shadow. He invaded my mind. He tangled his fingers in my hair, dragged his thumb across my trembling lips, and stripped away every boundary I had left. I was supposed to run. I was supposed to resist the billionaire monster who claimed every breath in my lungs. Instead, when he trapped me against the velvet, leaned down to my throat, and gave me one last second to beg for mercy... I pressed closer. I let his darkness consume me. Because Vance didn't just break me on my knees-he made me love the very hands that ruined me. AUTHOR'S WARNING: An extremely dark, high-heat billionaire romance featuring possessive obsession, intense power dynamics, dub-con, and raw psychological tension. Ends on a cliffhanger. Proceed at your own risk.