When April Carter takes a job at Plus Investigation & Security Firm, she expects spreadsheets and coffee runs ? not a violent attack and a boss who looks at her like she's both trouble and temptation.

Blake McKnight walked away from the police force to escape corruption, but when April is abducted and a web of lies unravels around a powerful client, he's dragged back into the darkness he thought he'd left behind.

And it all erupts one night with a mystery client ? a woman trapped in a marriage built on deadly secrets, bound to a man whose power stretches far beyond boardrooms and bank accounts. But is she truly the damsel she pretends to be, or just another player in a game where every move cuts deep? As the lies close in, Blake and April must untangle the truth and keep their distance, because solving this case might be the easy part. Staying professional? That's where the real danger begins.

In this game of power, money, and manipulation... the house always wins. And April and Blake are about to learn the cost of playing.