Ruby’s boyfriend, Stanley, dumped her for his boss’s sister, Kate. He cast her aside for being poor and naive—a woman who could never fit into his ambitious new world. Unemployed, drowning in her father’s gambling debts, Ruby’s life had completely fallen apart.
But what happens when your only escape is a bargain with a man far more dangerous than the one who broke you?
When Ruby walked back into Stanley’s life, she was on the arm of his new brother-in-law—the intense, possessive billionaire, Elias Karl. This wasn’t just revenge; it was a trade. And in this dangerous new game, she was determined to be the one who wins.


I stood frozen in the hallway, my body pressed against the cold metal door.


Justin's voice drifted through the crack, still maintaining that infuriating casual tone. "You're being paranoid, Kenny."


"Paranoid?" Kenny's voice cracked with tension. "That woman's photograph is plastered across every damn checkpoint from here to the Atlantic. The media won't shut up about her vanishing. Every pack allied with Cameron Stone is hunting her down. You think I'm being paranoid?"


I pressed my hand against my lips to muffle any sound that might escape.


Justin's response came out colder than before. "That's just Elias Karl throwing his weight around like always. Since when do you cower from him?"


Chapter 50 - Chapter 50 The Predator Finds His Prey