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...
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?
She’s never known the man behind the curtain—until now.
As Vera’s life falls apart, Lucian makes his presence known.
But his help comes with a price.
He doesn’t just protect her—he owns her. Every decision, every move, every breath has been orchestrated by him.
He doesn’t apologize.
He doesn’t lie.
He simply takes.
“You think you’re in control of your life,” he tells her, “but I’ve been fixing it all along. I never touched you until now.”
The more she uncovers, the more the truth claws at her.
Lucian has always been there—behind every success, every promotion, every single moment of her life.
He’s been watching, waiting, calculating.
But what happens when Vera realizes his obsession runs deeper than anything she’s prepared for?
His need for control is darker than she could have ever imagined.
With each secret he reveals, she’s pulled deeper into his world—a world where control is everything, and love is nothing but a game he gets to play.
Lucian is no hero.
But when he looks at her, when he makes her his, she realizes something worse: she wants him too.
The question is no longer whether she can escape him it’s whether she even wants to.
