Synopsis

AfteryearsinFrancecompletinghisstudies,AdrianLeclairreturnshometoclaimhisdestiny-thefutureAlphaandCEOofMegacompany,theempirebuiltbyhisfather.Boundbyduty,AdrianhaslongbeenbetrothedtoCeleste,theelegantdaughteroftheiralliedfamily,aunionarrangedinchildhoodtostrengthenbothbusinessandbloodline.Butdestinyshiftsthemomenthisfatherintroduceshisnewwife...andherson.Eighteen-year-oldAshVeylincarriesaquietfirethatunsettlesAdrianinwayshecannotexplain.Hisscentawakenssomethingprimal,somethingdangerous,withinhim-apullfarstrongerthandutyortradition.Suddenly,thealliancethatonceseemedunshakablebeginstofractureundertheweightofinstinctanddesire.NowAdrianmustchoose:honorthepathcarvedforhimsincebirth,orriskeverythingforabondthatcoulddestroyhisfather'sempire...andignitehisown.