She wears a mask of sin to unearth a murderous secret, but she's not prepared for the man who sees right through it.

In the shadows of Prohibition-era Chicago, steel heiress Evelyn Hart transforms herself into Celeste, a courtesan in the city's most decadent brothel. Her mission is simple: find the evidence that links the ruthless mafia boss, Luca Moretti, to her father's death and burn his empire to the ground. It's a daring game of deception, but Evelyn is willing to risk everything for revenge.

But she doesn't count on Luca Moretti himself. He is a man carved from power and shadow, whose obsidian gaze strips away her disguise and awakens a forbidden desire she cannot control. He sees the fire in her, the secret she's hiding, and he's not interested in the courtesan for hire-he wants the woman beneath, and he intends to claim her.

Dragged into a thrilling world of opulence, danger, and dark passions, Evelyn finds her quest for vengeance becoming a battle for her own soul. Luca offers her a glimpse into a world of pleasure and pain she never knew existed, a world where surrender is the ultimate power. The line between her mission and her obsession blurs, and she must decide if unearthing the truth is worth surrendering herself to the man she's sworn to destroy.

In this heart-stopping game of lust and lies, who is the hunter and who is the prey?