Sergei's an escaped convict. Nia's a flower shop girl.

Their worlds should've never connected, instead, they collided. She's a good girl, innocent and void of stains—he's attracted to that decadence.

She leads a simple life, one that he had rudely disrupted with his icy blue eyes and warping commands. Nia fought the attraction for the dying man, but the hostile fondness in his gaze lured her into his sweet snare.

Each hesitant step turned bold strides into a side that she discovered about her.

He taints her with doting antagonism and motivated manipulation.

Nia never stood a chance.