Celeste Monroe has spent her life in control. A high-end interior designer in the heart of the city, she is successful, independent, and untouchable—until an invitation to Nocturne, an exclusive, whispered-about lounge, turns her carefully curated world upside down. Enter Damien Blackwood. Mysterious, powerful, and utterly unreadable, he sees through Celeste’s polished exterior with terrifying ease. He doesn’t chase. He doesn’t beg. He only waits—for her to come to him. What begins as a dangerous game of dominance and surrender quickly turns into something deeper. Something raw. Something Celeste never anticipated. But Damien has secrets. Dark ones. And when a rival from Celeste’s past warns her to stay away, she is faced with a choice: run while she still can, or step fully into the desires she’s spent her whole life denying. Trust will be tested. Boundaries will be shattered. And in the end— Will surrender be her greatest power? Or her greatest downfall?