Checkmate, King

Lennox Lynn was the uncrowned king of Haicheng's underworld. And Stella Su — she was the blade and the rose he spent ten years shaping with his own hands. By day, he was her mentor, drilling her in combat and strategy. By night, he was her lover, draping her in jewels and silk. She thought her dark and broken life had finally found its light. She was willing to live for him, die for him. Until his long-lost white moon, Cecile Byers, came back. A small packet of medicine was placed into Stella's hand — all so he could fulfill an obsession he had never been able to let go of. Shattered, she decided to turn his own plan against him. She approached Xavier Shea, the powerful mogul rumored to be cold, unreadable, and dangerous. When Lennox watched on the surveillance feed as she and Xavier fell into bed together, he lost control and smashed the screen — still unaware that the web of desire he wove with his own hands was already closing in on him.