Within Her Fire

In the 313, survival is a habit. For Selah Richardson, it is a relentless war against her own nerves.

Selah is a walking miracle inhabiting a body she no longer trusts. Between the phantom fire searing her skin and a world that only notices the heavy drag of her step, she has perfected the art of existing in the shadows of Detroit's elite. She doesn't seek salvation, and she loathes pity. She only wants to survive the day before her anatomy surrenders to the weight of its own history.

Until a single desperate knock delivered her to Roman Fontaine.

As the titan behind Detroit's most powerful wine empire, Roman is the city's richest oenophile, a billionaire whose refinement is merely a mask for a feral, unhinged obsession with order. He seeks a sanctuary his chaotic legacy won't allow, and he views the world as a series of vintages to be controlled, decanted, and possessed. He is a man who notices the microscopic sediment in a bottle, and the moment he sees Selah, he finds a new detail to fixate on.

He doesn't see a victim. He sees a warrior whose resilience is a rare, intoxicating variable. And in Roman's world, what is discovered is claimed.

Selah didn't come looking for a protector, but Roman Fontaine doesn't negotiate. As their slow-burn tension weaponizes into a predatory obsession, the line between sanctuary and a elite prison begins to vanish.

Now, she must decide: Is Roman the man who will help her stand, or is he the one who will burn her world to ashes just to ensure he is the only foundation she has left?