My name is Alek Miles, and in this city, power isn't given—it's taken. I didn't inherit my empire. I built it with ruthless precision, crushing anyone who stood in my way. Fear keeps men obedient. Respect keeps them loyal. And control? That keeps everything running exactly as I want.

Until Grace Morgan.

She doesn't belong in my world. Too headstrong, too reckless, too unaware of what it means to attract the wrong kind of attention—mine. From the moment she crossed my path, I knew keeping my distance wasn't an option. Not when she looks at me like I'm just a man, not a threat.

She doesn't understand the game she's playing, but that doesn't matter. Because I do. And no matter how much she resists, how hard she tries to escape it— Grace is mine now.