Every marriage hides a secret, but Emily's could cost her everything. As her husband’s dark gaze bore into her, she felt the weight of his words: “Who is Connor? And why is he sending my wife flowers?” Emily’s throat tightened. One wrong answer could determine if she would live to see another day. After a tense argument with her husband, Peter Grayson, a very powerful, controlling, and abusive billionaire whom she had married as a result of saving her family’s financial ruin. Emily finds solace in a childhood friend, Connor, who knows Peter better than she does. Their rekindled bond, which was supposed to be a one-night thing, turned her life upside down. She is trapped in a dangerous web of secrets and desires. Meanwhile, Connor harbors secrets and an agenda of his own, and as Emily uncovers shocking truths about both men in her life, she must choose between staying loyal to the man who saved her family from financial ruin or risk everything—including her life—for a chance at freedom. Can Emily trust Connor with her heart, or will exposing the truth risk everything—even her life? In a world where loyalty can mean life or death, every decision carries a weight that could alter the course of her fate.