Percival “Percy” Whitmore never wanted to set foot in the Montague estate again. But when his stepbrother Lucian survives a brutal attack that leaves him broken and bitter, Percy is dragged back into the gilded cage of a family he’s always despised. The police suspect him. His mother begs him. And Lucian—arrogant, infuriating, and devastatingly vulnerable—needs him.What begins as obligation soon twists into something far more dangerous. Every day at Lucian’s side blurs the line between hatred and desire, between old grudges and unspoken longing. But beneath the mansion’s marble floors lies a minefield of secrets: embezzlement, betrayal, and a family history darker than Percy ever imagined. And someone is willing to kill to keep the truth buried.As suspicion closes in, Percy and Lucian must decide whether they are each other’s salvation—or the weapon that destroys them both.