Daniel Hall is a pretentious, work-obsessed, and exasperating billionaire, who happens to be my boss. He's unbearable. And yet, he's the father of my child. Working for Daniel is a nightmare. Despite his striking looks and immense wealth, he seems to have a personal vendetta against me, bombarding me with last-minute tasks and weekend work, ruining all my plans. I've been counting down to leave as soon as my two-year contract is up and I receive my signing bonus. But after an exceptionally terrible day, a breakup over text, and my computer crashing, I reach my limit. So, at the stroke of midnight on Friday, I storm into Daniel’s office, ready to unleash my pent-up frustrations. Except, things don’t go as planned. AT ALL. Catching your incredibly attractive boss in a compromising situation, especially when he's calling out your name, can throw off even the most determined. And the result? I'm now expecting his child. He proposes marriage as a solution, thinking it's the honorable thing to do. But marrying him? That’s definitely not in my plans.
In a state of disconnection and numbness, David finds himself engaging in emotionless encounters. Haunted by the resemblance to his heartless father, he attends a dull party with plans to leave. However, everything changes when he notices a young woman in a white dress. Overhearing her conversation about her father's health, David witnesses her vulnerability. But as she walks away with an aggressive man, David's predatory instinct awakens, leading him to confront the man in his own way.
Walter "If she spends every night in my bed, she'll inevitably develop feelings for me... and it'll get awkward when I have to eliminate her." She's my ultimate failure. The name that torments me incessantly. My concealed shame. And when I had the chance to abduct her from her wedding, nothing could deter me. She's mine. I could claim her life, body, or heart if I so desired. But my brothers doubt me. So, when they challenge me to make the little principessa fall for me, I accept without hesitation. And when she lays bare her soul, pleading, I'll crush it mercilessly. I'm setting up the Calabresis like falling dominoes. And she'll be the initial tumble. Ava He's my dark nightmare. My sworn enemy in blood. My unyielding craving. Our destinies entwined the night he attempted my demise, and now he's returned to obliterate me once and for all. It's always been our clan against theirs—the Calabresis versus the Romeros. This city belongs to us, but they swore to seize it. When they couldn't, they snatched me instead. Now I'm shackled by the cruelest of them all—the man who once sought to choke the life out of me. But I won't succumb to him. I've grown older, fiercer, and sprouted claws of my own. Walter believes he can hold me captive, but he'll soon regret inviting a dormant tiger into his lair.