What if the man who owns your future is the one who destroys your present? Vera Calloway is the woman you admire in boardrooms—the one who has it all together. Brilliant driven untouchable. But beneath that flawless exterior is a woman shackled by a past she keeps buried... until it all comes crashing down. Someone wants her ruined—photos fabricated scandals lies crafted to break her. They make one thing clear: either she walks away or she burns. But when her world unravels there’s only one man who can fix it. Only one man who’s been waiting in the shadows watching her every move before she even makes it. Lucian Dane doesn’t ask for permission. He doesn’t need it. He takes what he wants. And what he wants… is her. In a world where power is currency and reputation is everything Lucian’s influence is unrivaled. But what if he’s been the one pulling the strings all along silently shaping her rise controlling her every step?<