"Because it wasn't the circumstances she feared it was him." Forced to marry, Damian Thorne is already jaded by his reality, the only thing keeping him afloat being the lump sum of money he's to get when he fulfils his end of the contract. What happens when Alexia isn't the naive submissive he thought she was going to be, how does he react when someone finally bites back? How will he feel when he's not the only one doing the killing? Alexia White is a traumatised individual, sheltered from the outside for most of he life her defences are through the roof. When she catches onto Damian's plan to kill her and take the money she instantly has a plan. In a battle of power who will rise and who will fall? Read to find out!