THE COST OF HIS DESIRE
Elena Reyes has spent her life surviving. At twenty-three, she is exhausted by unpaid bills, endless work hours, and the quiet fear of losing the only stability she has left. When an eviction notice gives her seven days before everything collapses, Elena is forced to confront a truth she has avoided for years—hard work is not always enough, and desperation opens doors that should never be touched.
One name echoes through the city with equal parts power and fear: Damian Blackwell.
A billionaire whose influence shapes empires, Damian is a man who controls every aspect of his world. Emotions are liabilities. People are assets. And nothing—absolutely nothing—is free. When Elena steps into his glass-and-steel kingdom seeking help, she believes she is making a temporary sacrifice to survive. Instead, she becomes entangled in a dangerous arrangement built on control, secrecy, and unspoken desire.
As Elena is drawn deeper into Damian’s world of wealth, enemies, and rigid rules, she begins to see the man behind the ruthless reputation—cold, calculating, and profoundly alone. Damian, in turn, finds his carefully ordered life disrupted by a woman who refuses to be broken, even when bound by his terms.
But power attracts danger. Rivals circle. Trust fractures. And when Elena uncovers the truth behind Damian’s control, she must face the most difficult choice of all: remain protected but owned, or walk away and reclaim her freedom—no matter the cost.
This is a story of obsession and vulnerability, survival and surrender, and the slow, dangerous realization that love cannot exist where control reigns. In a world where everything has a price, Elena and Damian must decide whether love is worth risking everything they are.
