[WARNING: HEAVY MATURE CONTENT! SLIGHT SLOW BURN AND LENGTHY FORBIDDEN ROMANCE] Emmeline thought her life was finally falling into place the day she married Richard Maine, a wealthy entrepreneur respected in high society circles. However, behind the charming facade he presents to the world, Richard is a volatile, controlling monster who derives sick pleasure from demeaning and mistreating Emmeline. Richard decides to move them to a new affluent neighborhood to hide his abusive behavior from their previous neighbors, who have witnessed his brutality firsthand. However, on her first day in the new neighborhood, Emmeline has an encounter with the most feared man in the country that would change her life forever. He is a cold, mysterious man, while Emmeline is a woman drawn to danger. "You've done something deserving punishment. Your trial is in bed tonight. I'll be the judge. It won't end in one session, and my arms will be your only prison," he spoke hoarsely. "Stop messing with me! My husband and your wife are right outside. What if they catch us?" Emmeline replied shakily. "The law is above all, but I'm above the law!" his hot breath gave her shivers. "All you have to do is say the words, and you will be free of that weakling calling himself a man." Emmeline stepped back, trying to create some distance between them. "Are you afraid of him?" he raised an eyebrow. "N-no," Emmeline stuttered, not because she was afraid of Richard but of this man instead. "Next time he raises his hand against you, I won't just give him a black eye - I'll kill him!"