She was the victim . . .

Every small town has its outcasts. Sarah Gould wore that badge like a wound, branded by whispers and sideways glances since childhood. But she never expected to trade that scarlet letter for a price tag at The Bellissima—an elite playground where fantasies come with a hefty invoice.

The choice wasn't hers. With her mother's life hanging by a thread of debt, Sarah steps into the glittering cage of The Madam's making. Her role? Simple. Be the innocent flower among thorns. Be desirable. Be destructible.

Enter Jake Sinclair—billionaire co-owner of this temple of temptation. He's a man who collects pleasures like others collect art, each conquest carefully curated, none lasting beyond sunrise. Until Sarah.

One look at her, and his carefully constructed world tilts on its axis. One touch, and he's burning up in flames of his own making. Jake Sinclair always gets what he wants—but this time, what he wants might be his undoing.

As shadows from Sarah's past lengthen and secrets threaten to shatter their glittering façade, one question remains: In a game where everyone wears a mask, who's really hunting whom?

Because sometimes the most dangerous player is the one you never see coming...

Will the puppet master become the puppet? Or will both hunter and prey find themselves caught in a web of their own design?