There is a secret... A secret that no one must find out, because it is capable of destroying me.

And I thought I had covered my tracks, that I was not in danger. But I was wrong. Aris Smaragdis knows. And he is blackmailing me. He is using it to get what he wants. Me, in his bed. But I will not succumb, no matter the cost. However, it is so difficult for me to ignore this otherworldly attraction I feel for this man. And it is becoming increasingly difficult to resist, to control my emotions, to calm the frantic beating of my heart and not to wonder if he truly has a heart.

Aris

Money, power, women. In that order... or even the reverse. But all necessary for a man - and, undoubtedly, an easy matter for me.

Amanda Valsami, however, is a different story, a true challenge. I wanted so much to compete with her, to confront her and, above all, to subdue her. To get her into my bed and make her completely mine. But she resists and I have no intention of backing down, as I have learned to always get what I want, by fair means or foul... because I am truly bad. Perhaps because there is a great void in my chest, where my heart should be and beat.