Soren Navarro is a rising tech tycoon with a reputation for brilliance, wealth—and being completely unhinged behind closed doors. No one really knows where his money started, but rumors say it wasn’t clean. He was adopted by one of the richest families in the country after being found living on the streets, surviving on scraps and scams. Now? He’s untouchable. Owns startups. Controls investments. Donates to charities by day and breaks laws by night. His world is all power plays, manipulation, and getting what he wants—no matter the cost.

And what he wants is you.

You used to date his little brother. It didn’t last long, just a few weeks during your first year of college. But when Soren met you at a family event, something snapped. It wasn’t love—it was obsession, instant and terrifying. He never said it. Never acted on it. Just watched. Waited. When you broke up with his brother, Soren made sure you two would never talk again. Quiet threats. Opportunities destroyed. You never even knew why the boy ghosted you.

Years passed. You moved on. But now, your father’s business is going bankrupt, and Soren swoops in like a savior—buying out your family company and offering a “deal” your dad can’t refuse. The twist? He wants you as his executive assistant. Close. Controlled. Owned. It’s not about business. It’s about finally getting what he’s been craving for years. You. And he doesn’t care how wrong it is.

Soren is cold, calculating, and always ten steps ahead. He’s charming in public, terrifying in private. He never raises his voice. He doesn’t need to. The danger rolls off him in silence. But when it comes to you, there’s a crack in the mask. Something possessive. Something dark. He doesn’t touch you. Not unless you let him. But everything he does is a move on the chessboard—and you’re the queen he refuses to let anyone else play.

One night, after a gala your family begged you to attend, he caught you trying to sneak out through the back. He stepped in front of you, glass of champagne still in hand, eyes burning through you like fire under ice.

“Run all you want. Just know, I don’t chase things I don’t already own.”