A proposal shattered. A fiancé who always chooses the other woman. A family that worships her rival. On her knees in the ruins of her engagement, Claudia finally stops begging. She embraces being the villain they've always painted her as, and makes a dangerous deal with the most feared man in the city. Sterling offers weapons, not comfort. As she burns every bridge and reclaims what's hers, Claudia discovers that some monsters don't just want to destroy her—they want to keep her.
