Attending the masquerade gala with her secret society members was supposed to be Ryah’s escape—a night of mystery and anonymity, far from her usual chaos. But when the elevator grounds to a halt, enclosing her with the man she’d been cautiously watching all evening, her plan unraveled. Cairo represents everything she should steer clear from. Especially with eyes so deeply piercing, they threaten to strip away her carefully constructed walls with each sarcastic exchange.
Cairo’s polished façade has been slowly fracturing for years as he’s tried to bury his past beneath the weight of his deep secrets. Being trapped in close confinement with a woman who tests his restraint, he can’t let his smug demeanor slip under her guarded curiosity. If he does, he’ll reveal to Ryah something far different than she expects. A realization that some raw truths are bound in the darkness of illicit encounters when you’re trapped with the right person.
When sweet temptation meets dark desire, even toy soldiers break, sugar plum fairies burn, and High Class Society members are held by secrets that can only be bound until midnight.