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Zero Sum Game

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In the world of high finance, there are no ties. Someone wins, and someone is destroyed. Rainier Callisten is a ghost. A mathematical prodigy hiding in the shadows of a low-level analyst job, he thought he had the perfect plan to embezzle forty-two million dollars—enough to save his dying sister and disappear forever. He accounted for every variable, every firewall, and every security protocol. Except one: Devillione Vilgoughvrum Devillione is the cold, predatory CEO of Vilgoughvrum Financial, a man who views the world as a balance sheet and humans as mere assets to be traded. He didn't turn Rainier over to the police. Instead, he did something far more terrifying. He bought him. Trapped in a "Zero-Sum" contract, Rainier is stripped of his identity and forced to live in Devillione’s penthouse as a private asset. The rules are simple: Survive one year of Devillione’s psychological games without breaking, and walk away with a fortune. Fail, and he belongs to the CEO—body, soul, and brilliant mind—for the rest of his life. As the lines between hatred and obsession blur, Rainier realizes that Devillione isn’t just playing for money. He’s playing for total possession. In a game where the house always wins, Rainier must decide if he’s willing to lose his heart to save his life—or if he’ll become the first person to ever make the devil go bankrupt.
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