He is ruthless. She is meek. Greed forces them together. Tragedy strikes, leading to a deadly mystery and an impossible union. Reissa suffered years of misery at the hands of her abusive father. Her forced marriage to a wealthy noble led to hope--hope of a promising future. But that hope plummeted when she saw her husband standing at the altar. Viktor was frighteningly handsome, intimidating and untouchable. One monster had simply been traded for another. The morning after their wedding, a shocking discovery is made in Viktor's bed. Suspicions surround him when his stepmother is found brutally murdered. As their lives are entwined against her will, Reissa finds herself drawn to her husband in spite of her fears. And even though she is convinced he has committed the ultimate crime, her greatest apprehension is the surrender of her heart.