sapphirehaven
He owns the city of sin.
She is on a mission to save its soul.
Aeric Romanov is the undisputed king of Las Vegas. Abandoned as a child by his own flesh and blood, he was raised by a powerful mafia syndicate to become an emotionless, calculated predator. To the public, he is a brilliant billionaire corporate mogul; in the shadows, he is a ruthless underworld kingpin. His absolute rule of life is simple: Everyone has a price. Everyone can be bought, broken, or abandoned. Until he meets Zia Marie Presley.
Zia is a woman deeply rooted in her faith, running a humble sanctuary for the city's broken souls just blocks away from the blinding neon of the Strip. When Aeric's multi-billion dollar expansion threatens her center, he expects her to bow to his wealth or cower at his threats. Instead, Zia looks the feared tycoon in the eye with an unshakeable peace that completely disrupts his cold algorithm.
Frustrated by her refusal to break, Aeric proposes a cynical, psychological game: a three-month contract. He will fully fund her mission if she can survive inside his dark, luxurious world without compromising her values. If she fails, she signs over the land.
Convinced that everyone is ultimately corruptible, Aeric throws every temptation and dark reality of his empire at her. But as their values collide in a high-stakes battle of wills, Aeric makes a dangerous calculation error.
He thought he was playing a game to break her spirit-but Zia's unwavering grace might just be the only thing powerful enough to dismantle his stone heart and save his bankrupt soul.