To find out who killed my mother, I have to steal from the most dangerous man in New Orleans.

I crash his masquerade, slip into his office to take what I need, and almost get away clean.

Almost.

He catches me.
He doesn’t ask who I am.
He doesn’t call security.

Instead, he makes me earn my freedom—with my pride, my obedience, and every rule I swore I’d never break.

I sneak away while he's still asleep.

But I also have his scent on my skin, his voice in my head, and his marks on my body.

And if he finds out who I really am…

He won’t let me walk away again.