Some sins refuse to stay buried
Three years after her scandalous disappearance, Selene Blackwood returns to the city that shattered her. But she's not the same girl the tabloids destroyed—she's colder, sharper, and haunted by a secret that could burn everything down again.
She wants quiet. She wants control.
What she gets… is Lucian Wolfe.
Lucian—billionaire, ex-lover, and the man whose name still tastes like sin. Their chemistry is as explosive as ever, but this time, it's weaponized. The tension between them simmers just beneath the surface—until a single anonymous photo drops into both their lives. A photo no one else should have. A photo that proves someone is watching.
But the threat is bigger than blackmail.
Selene's buried past is unraveling—hidden therapy experiments, the mysterious death of her father, and a sadistic doctor who treated her like a science project. And now, someone is dragging all of it back into the light.
As Selene and Lucian are forced to work together, secrets are exposed, alliances tested, and every kiss is laced with betrayal.
Because love is a liability.
And the real enemy is already inside the gates.
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