Gilded Chains
Beneath the glitter and the mirage that cloaks every inch of New York's high society, there is an underworld that thrives-relentless, bloodstained, ruled by men like Zayn Mercier. Cold. Calculated. Inviolable. Heir to the most feared crime syndicate in the city, he doesn't ask-he takes. And now, his sights are turned to Evelyn St. James. A woman he never should have wanted.
Evelyn's life has been about curating beauty, not chaos. A highly respected art curator, her life has been a world away from the sins of her father-until a debt buried for years comes back to chain her to the devil himself. Zayn didn't need a willing participant; he needed her in obligation. Yet what starts out as a forced arrangement turns into something fraught with so much more danger. for both of them.
She's fire and fury, a challenge wrapped in silk. He's temptation cloaked in sin, a man who owns every room he walks into. But neither of them is prepared for the pull between them, the sharp edge of obsession disguised as control. He wants her obedience. She wants her freedom. But in his world, nothing comes without a price.
And in the shadows, someone is watching. Adrian Cortez, Zayn's right-hand man, knows there's more to Evelyn's past than she lets on. As secrets unravel and alliances fracture, he's forced to question where his true loyalty lies. Juliet Castello, a ghost from Zayn's past, holds the key to a betrayal that could destroy him.
With enemies closing in and war brewing, Evelyn must decide whether to risk everything for the man who holds her chains or if she will be the one to shatter him first.
He owns her body. She might own his soul. But in this game of power, love is the deadliest weapon of all.