Claire Adams thought she had escaped the ghosts of her past?until they came hunting for her in the dead of night. A single gunshot shatters the fragile illusion of safety she had built, forcing her into the arms of the one man she swore she would never trust again.

Nathaniel Blackwood is no ordinary billionaire. Beneath his polished exterior lies a man with dark secrets and deadly enemies. The moment Claire stumbles back into his life, bleeding and terrified, he knows he can't let her go?not this time. Someone wants her dead, and Nathaniel is the only one who can keep her alive.

As they plunge into a dangerous game of cat and mouse, old wounds resurface, and buried emotions reignite. But protecting Claire means exposing truths Nathaniel has spent years hiding. Secrets that could destroy them both.

With enemies closing in and time running out, Claire must decide?can she trust the man who once broke her, or will surrendering to him be the ultimate price she pays?

In a world where love is tangled in lies and danger lurks in the shadows, will Claire survive long enough to uncover the truth? Or is she already too deep in a game she can never escape?