I wasn't supposed to be here. Not at the Beaumont Estate, not at this party, and definitely not with him. My life was ordinary-a whirlwind of mismatched days and quiet ambitions-until one invitation changed everything. Now, I'm a guest in a world where secrets are currency and power plays hide behind champagne flutes. Ezra Blackthorn is magnetic, dangerous, and impossible to ignore. He knows my name, but not the truth, and I'm starting to think he's keeping some truths of his own. Then there's Naomi-the woman with a cold smile and eyes that see far too much. She's a warning wrapped in silk, and her presence shatters the fragile balance I'm trying to hold onto. As whispers turn into revelations and alliances shift like shadows, I realize I've been dragged into a game I didn't agree to play. But walking away isn't an option anymore. Not when the stakes are this high, and not when the truth might unravel everything I thought I knew about myself-and him.