They put a price on her. They thought they controlled the game. They never saw him coming.

Kristine's freedom was stolen the moment her father made a deal behind closed doors—selling her future like a line on a contract. She was meant to disappear. No voice. No choice. Just leverage in a world where women like her are currency.

Until Dante stepped in.

He's not a savior. He's not a hero. He's the kind of man who never moves without intent. And when he takes Kristine from the hands that tried to trade her, it's not mercy—it's strategy.

But the deeper she's pulled into his world of secrets, power, and quiet vengeance, the more one thing becomes terrifyingly clear: He doesn't want to own her.

Power is never given. It's taken.