He bought my company to destroy my pride. He demanded my wife to break my soul. He didn't realize he was acquiring the very thing that would ruin him.

Arthur Chen is a man of numbers. Quiet, brilliant, and easily overlooked, he is the perfect target for Vance Sterling. Vance isn't just the ruthless hedge-fund vulture acquiring Arthur's firm; he is a ghost from the past, a high school tormentor who hasn't forgotten how to make Arthur bleed.

But this time, Vance doesn't just want Arthur's submission. He wants his life.

When Vance threatens to blacklist Arthur from the industry, Arthur's wife, Sloane, proposes a dangerous compromise. An ice-cold beauty with a dark past among the elite, she offers to "handle" the new boss.

The deal is simple: Vance gets Sloane. The publicly humiliated husband gets to keep his job.

What follows is a brutal descent into degradation. Forced into the role of a silent observer, Arthur watches as Vance claims his wife in glass-walled boardrooms, on superyachts in Saint-Tropez, and in their own marital bed. Vance takes everything-Arthur's dignity, his wife, and eventually, even his own son participates in the spoils.

But Vance made one fatal calculation error. He grew so obsessed with exerting dominance that he forgot Arthur's one true talent: keeping the ledger.

While Vance plays the predator, Arthur and Sloane are playing the long game. They are documenting every sin, every illegal offshore trade, every moment of arrogance. And when the numbers finally align, this acquisition won't be about money. It will be about total, irreversible ruin.

From best-selling author Linda Baker comes a dark, psychological thriller about power, betrayal, and the ultimate revenge.

⚠️ CONTENT WARNING: The Acquisition is a high-steam Dark Romance containing intense scenes of cuckolding, humiliation, voyeurism, sharing, and psychological power exchange. The power dynamics shift drastically from extreme alpha-male dominance to calculated revenge. Intended for mature audiences only.