Business forced Silas to endure a gala crowded with the false smiles he despised.
Yelena crashed into his chest while fleeing a stranger who had already cornered her.
Ashamed and frightened, she needed to vanish before that man found her, yet Silas's hold pushed the fear back for one brief moment.
That single contact left him hooked. He was willing to do anything to marry Yelena, even strike a deal with the devil.