Emery spent a decade trapped in the friend-zone, playing the loyal confidante while watching Miles pine after an unfaithful socialite. Her quiet patience snaps during a violent club altercation, where Miles abandons her to pursue his ex, leaving her in the crosshairs of street enforcers. She is pulled from danger by Ronan, Miles's feared older brother and the reigning boss of the underworld syndicate.
Unlike his clueless younger sibling, Ronan makes his dark intentions known immediately, stepping into Emery's life with unyielding protection and smoldering intensity. As Miles suddenly experiences frantic jealousy upon seeing Emery on Ronan's arm, Emery closes the chapter on her unrequited youth. Stepping into Ronan's perilous world, she discovers what it feels like to be truly cherished.
