A woman could be… …Everything. Anything. Nothing. I was a connoisseur of beautiful things, women included. I didn't just have one woman, but three—all exotic, stunning, and they would do anything I asked. My life was grand. It was perfect. I was content with it all until a little minx came along. The second our eyes clashed, giving me a glimpse of her violet blue depths with the mixture of stubbornness and will but with a hint of something else… Choices were made. Decisions were done. And for the very first time in my life, I was challenged with something risky, something that awakened the animal in me.

He came into my life in the most unconventional ways—turning my world upside down. My dark knight amidst the chaos that was my life. His persistence in conquering me tested my resistance and at one point, I thought I had prevailed…but when the immediate turn of events left me shocked and alone. He left me when I wasn’t ready to walk away. For months, I had searched for him, stalking the internet for any news of him…hoping that one day, I’d get to see him again. But he was great at covering his tracks and I was left resorting into tactics that I hadn’t considered before. I simply wanted another chance. He wanted me once. He could want me again, could he? He left a gaping hole in my life and I knew nothing could ever fix it…but him. I was willing to put myself out there for him to relish, criticize and devour at his will. The heart wants what it wants…and it wanted Hugo Xavier.

This is the final installment of The Encounter Trilogy. Puzzled by Hugo’s mercurial attitude, the damning bed of flowers and Julien’s warning, Isobel found herself in chilling territory. Stuck between vowing to find the real reason behind it all and fearing for her life, Isobel must summon the courage to fight for the man she loved or lose everything she held precious in her heart.