After the blood-soaked events in Crossfire, Thomas Cross emerges as the newlyelected Chairman of the Eighth Circle.
But power comes with a price: Cross is all tooaware that his position is far from secure, his ambitious dreams rapidly becomingnightmares.
To keep Verity safe from the dangers associated with his new status, he’sprepared to sacrifice his heart, but his increasing attachment to her might provestronger than his resolve.
For her part, Verity is more than willing to trade the safety of a quiet life for theopportunity to make Cross pay for doubting her—even though it means fully immersingherself in the deadly, criminal underworld of the Eighth Circle.
She might tell herself thatshe simply needs to prove him wrong, but even she cannot deny the thread, tangledaround their hearts, pulling them together. If Cross intends to place himself in thecrosshairs of that ruthless organisation, then she will too.
Because, however much theyfight, the only place she wants to be is by his side.
When they work together they make a formidable team, but only if they can manage to call atruce.
Can they put aside their differences long enough to survive the dangerous gameof politics behind the scenes at the Eighth Circle?
