Ariana Johnson never imagined her life could change so suddenly. One day she was an ordinary college student, focused on classes and her future. The next, she woke in a lavish but unfamiliar room, its walls etched with strange symbols and shadows that seemed to breathe.
Her first thought was escape. But every door closed too quickly, every path led back to the same place. Fear pressed in on her, yet so did the unsettling presence of the man who seemed to command it all. His gaze carried answers she didn't want and a pull she couldn't ignore.
Trapped between dread and desire, Ariana struggles to keep her resolve. Each moment with him blurs the lines between captor and protector, danger and possibility. The more she learns, the less certain she is of what freedom even means.
Can Ariana trust the man who holds her fate, or will giving in cost her everything?
