A dark billionaire romance where passion turns dangerous, trust becomes a weapon, and loving him may cost her everything.Dr. Elena Hart has spent her life chasing time. In a cramped New York lab, she's on the verge of a breakthrough that could slash the agonizing wait between cancer treatment and hope but without funding, her work is dying by inches.Enter Adrian Locke. Billionaire. Visionary. Owner of half the skyline and more of the world's health infrastructure than anyone should control. His foundation's grant doesn't just save her project; it opens a door into a world of private jets, glass towers, and power that moves faster than any ethics review.Adrian sees in Elena what his empire is built to break: conviction that can't be bought and a mind sharp enough to see the cost of every shortcut he's ever taken. Their connection is instant and combustible, and as she's drawn deeper into his orbit, desire tangles with dependence until she can't tell where gratitude ends and something far more dangerous begins.But Adrian's fortune rests on more than philanthropy. As Elena uncovers how his companies quietly tilt global supply chains and how easily her own trial could become another lever in his hand, she's forced to ask the questions she's always avoided: How many lives is a compromise worth?What happens when the man who can make your work matter is also the one who can destroy your soul?In a world where every cure has a price and every secret has a body behind it, Elena must choose between the love that electrifies her and the line she swore she'd never cross.He gave her everything she thought she needed.Now she has to decide what she's willing to lose to keep it.