Sold into a black-market auction to pay her father's debt, Sarah is "saved" when the powerful mafia kingpin Jaxon Deverioux buys her. Terrified, she sees a monster—until his unexpected gentleness sparks a dangerous attraction. But just as she begins to trust him, Sarah uncovers a devastating truth: the man she's falling for is responsible for her mother's death, forcing her to choose between love and vengeance.