Ryan survives by spilling blood in underground brawling pits until lawyers pull him into high society. His estranged mother has died, naming him the sole heir to an immense family fortune, but the will comes with an infuriating stipulation. Ryan cannot touch a single dollar without completing twelve months of strict supervision inside the mansion of Erik, his mother's austere widower.
Accustomed to alley fights rather than aristocratic dining, Ryan deliberately defies every rigid boundary Erik sets. Heated arguments ignite an undeniable forbidden pull between them, even as greedy corporate relatives conspire to frame Ryan and seize the estate. When a smear campaign forces Ryan back into the violent underground, Erik must abandon his polished decorum to pull the headstrong heir out of the crosshairs.
