HE BOUGHT HER VOICE BUT HE WILL CLAIM HER SOUL. Usher Scott is the most ruthless man in the Los Angeles music industry. He destroys rivals for sport. He builds stars from nothing. When he hears Shayla Knowles, he sees more than a golden voice. He sees a woman he must possess. He demands her total submission in the recording booth and in his bed. The world wants to tear Shayla down. A bitter rival is determined to ruin her reputation with lies and scandal. Usher responds with cold, calculated fury. He pulls Shayla into his high-security world. He replaces her modest life with luxury and iron-clad protection. He is her shield and her master. A desperate act of sabotage traps them together in the studio. In the heat of the isolation, every boundary is shattered. Usher marks her as his own in the most permanent way possible. He does not just want her on the charts. He wants her carrying his heir. Now the mogul will stop at nothing to protect what is his. He will dismantle his enemies piece by piece. He will ensure the world knows she belongs to him alone. His obsession is her only sanctuary and her beautiful ruin.