260 days

He didn't look like a mafia heir. There was no gaudy gold chain around his neck or a ridiculous fur coat. Just a sharp black suit, an open collar that hinted at power without trying too hard, and a face carved out of marble. Cold. Beautiful. Dangerous.

And I'd stolen $20 million from him.

Oops.

One of his men shoved me forward, and I stumbled, catching myself before I face-planted. I shot him a glare over my shoulder. "Careful, big guy. I'm fragile."

He scowled, but Caesar-he was smirking. His gray eyes-icy, calculating-fixed on me like a hawk sizing up a rabbit.

"Adeline Rose," he said, his voice low and smooth. It wasn't a question. He already knew who I was. Of course he did.

"Present," I replied, raising my tied hands like a student in class. "Do I get a prize for attendance?"

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Adeline Rose isn't afraid of anything-not the foster system that raised her, not the loan sharks who chase her, and certainly not Caesar Valdemir. But when she steals $20 million from the wrong man, her survival instinct is put to the test. The money belongs to Caesar, heir to the Russian mafia empire, and he doesn't forgive betrayal.

Instead of killing her, he offers her a deal: become his personal hacker for 260 days, or die a painful death. Thrown into Caesar's world of darkness, violence, and control, Adeline has no choice but to comply-only to find that the man who holds her life in his hands is as dangerous as he is irresistible.