Claire endures horrific terror when cartel mercenaries abduct her, only to overhear kidnappers put her childhood fiancé on speakerphone. Instead of paying the ransom, her cowardly fiancé instructs them to delay rescue so he can enjoy a coastal weekend with his mistress. Claire's life is saved when Adrian, the legendary godfather of the Blackwood family, raids the warehouse with heavy firepower, pulling the shivering captive into his protective arms.
Adrian forces Claire's treacherous fiancé to pay a fifty-million-dollar extortion penalty directly into Claire's personal bank account. Empowered by financial freedom and Adrian's unwavering devotion, Claire throws her old engagement ring into an icy swimming pool before elite society. As her remorseful ex ends up hospitalized begging for forgiveness, Claire embraces a lavish future beside her underworld protector.
