Some lost things are meant to stay hidden. Some stolen things never fight to be returned. Holland Wanger has spent her life under the glare of flashing cameras—the daughter of Hollywood royalty, a pretty pawn in a world where nothing is real. Her life is predictable, suffocating, and safe until one instance shatters everything. Danill Belsky is a man who takes what he wants. When he’s offered a job with a price too tempting to refuse, he doesn’t hesitate. The target? A mysterious beauty with cascading blonde hair and piercing blue eyes—a living temptation he simply cannot ignore. In a dark club, he meets her under the guise of fate, and something shifts. She isn’t just another job. She’s a challenge. A temptation. A prize he suddenly doesn’t want to let walk away. She should run. She should fight. Instead, she looks at him like she’s waiting to be claimed. Because maybe she’s been searching for ruin all along. After all, can you really steal something that’s already yours?

She wasn’t his to have, wasn’t his to take. She ran to him anyway. He caught her when she fell, but she rejected him. She refused what he offered, determined to live her life as she wanted… free. Freedom is nothing but an illusion. Essie knows her lot in life. She dreads every second of what is to come. She panics when the time finally arrives for her father to marry her off. She runs. Sprinting toward a stranger in a dark sedan, running toward a fate unknown. Has she made the biggest mistake of her life? Arseny Sidorov has changed the path of his life more than once, and he’s just done it again. This time, permanently. She goes by the name Essie. The eighteen-year-old is too young, too beautiful, and far too naive for him. The biggest hurdle is that Arseny rarely does what he’s told to do, and when it comes to Essie, he is no different. One decision, one choice, or even one rejection can change the path of someone's life. She craves her freedom. He only knows how to control. When the pull is too much, can they both completely change the course of their lives and come together, or will they be doomed to desire from afar?

He loved her the moment he saw her. She was not his to keep. Her pain took over her entire world, but he loved her through it until she walked away from him. Love is nothing but a nuisance. At least, that’s how it feels when someone doesn’t return the affection. Eriks knew that Lada was the one the first time he laid eyes on her. It didn’t matter what her career was or what happened in her past. Nothing else mattered because she was meant to be only his. When Lada walks away from him, he lets her go, allowing her to make that decision for herself. Lada can’t heal. Her life was turned upside down, and she’s been stuck in an unhealthy cycle. When Nikita comes to her with an ultimatum, she chooses to walk away from Eriks in an effort to save him from herself. She has likely made the worst decision of her life, but she hopes it’s the best decision for Eriks. Where there is love, there is pain, is a saying that has never rung more true. What this world brings together, let no man… or woman tear apart. Will they be able to live with their decisions, or will they turn their backs on one another to live the paths they choose?