Investigative journalist Elena Voss has spent years exposing other people’s secrets. But when an anonymous source leads her to the isolated Belladonna Hotel, she discovers that the most dangerous story she has ever pursued is her own.
Waiting for her is Lucian Moretti—a ruthless, enigmatic man tied to a criminal dynasty Elena has been investigating for years. He knows how her father really died. He knows why her mother disappeared. And, most disturbingly, he knows Elena far better than he should.
Because Lucian has been watching her for years.
As a violent storm traps them together on the island, buried secrets begin to surface. A supposedly dead brother returns. An encrypted archive threatens powerful people across Europe. And evidence suggests that Elena’s mother—the woman she believed abandoned her as a child—may still be alive.
To uncover the truth, Elena must trust the one man she has every reason to fear. But the closer she gets to Lucian, the harder it becomes to separate danger from desire. His obsession with her began long before they met, and beneath his carefully controlled exterior is a darkness he has spent years keeping on a leash.
Some secrets are worth killing for.
Some men are worth running from.
And some wolves will burn down an empire for the woman they refuse to lose.
