Ariana My life was in shambles thanks to my family, who kept a lifelong secret from me. A secret that sent me fleeing. I was fresh out of law school and needed a new start to put the pieces of my life back together. When I left Boston and moved to New York, I met Luca Russo, a high-powered, sexy attorney who liked control. He took me under his wing and did things no other man had ever done for me. Everything comes with a price, and mine was falling for a man who couldn’t return my affection. Then one night, tragedy struck, and he needed my help. That was the night I became his defense. Luca There wasn’t anyone or anything I couldn’t control. I thrived on it. It made me who I was. Some called me ruthless because I played dirty in the courtroom. I was a thirty-year-old man with the world at my fingertips. I had a successful career that I loved, a luxury apartment on Park Avenue, and the company of any beautiful woman at any time. Then Ariana Williams walked into my firm and left me breathless. The chemistry between us was undeniable. But I had a past and a secret I never wanted her to know about, so I had to walk away. She was heartbroken, and she hated me, but I had no choice. Then one tragic night, after being arrested for a crime I didn’t commit, I needed her. Now, she held the fate of my life in her hands. 18+