In the cutthroat streets of New York, a ruthless CEO will stop at nothing to claim the one thing he can't control: her.
Asher Blackwood, the enigmatic and cunning CEO of Blackwood Industries, has built his empire through sheer force of will. His reputation for merciless tactics has earned him many enemies, but he's never met a challenge he couldn't crush.
That is, until he meets Ava Morales, a brilliant and beautiful law student with a secret: she's a skilled hacker, hiding in the shadows of the dark web.
When Ava's latest hack inadvertently threatens Asher's business, he sets his sights on her, determined to destroy her reputation and claim her as his own. But as their cat-and-mouse game escalates, the lines between obsession and possession begin to blur.
As the stakes grow higher, Ava finds herself trapped in a twisted game of seduction and betrayal. Asher will burn the world to ashes to make her his, but Ava's not sure if she'll be able to survive the flames.
Will their twisted obsession consume them, or will they find a way to escape the darkness that binds them?
Dive into the dark, gritty world of New York City, where the lines between love and hate are blurred, and the only truth is the one you're willing to fight for.
Henley agrees to pretend to date millionaire Bennett Calloway for a fee, falling in love as she wonders - how is he involved in her brother's false conviction?
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Henley Linden's brother is in jail for a crime he didn't commit, and she'll take any job to raise the money needed to free him. Soon, she's agreed to pretend to date millionaire Bennett Calloway for ten thousand dollars, so his mother will ease up the pressure on him to find a wife. But once Henley is enmeshed in Bennett's world, he falls for her, and she starts to have feelings for him as well. Despite her romance with Bennett, as she grows closer to the Calloways, Henley realizes they are somehow involved in her brother's conviction. Journeying deeper into a world of wealth and conspiracies, Henley is forced to rely on Bennett, though doing so could cost her everything.
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