Jasmine Brooks is just months away from escaping her suffocating life as the daughter of a gambling drunk, with dreams of leaving the city behind. But everything shatters when her father makes a deal with Ethan Marks-a ruthless mafia boss with a reputation as a monster. To clear her father’s debt, Jasmine is forced into servitude under Ethan’s command, and she fears her future has been stolen. Yet as she gets closer to Ethan, she begins to see cracks in his cold exterior - kindness buried beneath the ruthless facade. But falling for a man with enemies in every corner of the underworld is dangerous, and soon, Jasmine finds herself not just fighting for her freedom, but for her life. Can their growing love survive the dark forces determined to tear them apart, or will Jasmine’s hopes of a happy ending be destroyed forever?