To the elite circles of the city, Alexander 'Alex' Vance is an untouchable titan - smug, devastatingly handsome, and completely dominant. He views life as a game of chess where he has never lost a match. But behind his arrogant exterior lies a fiercely guarded secret: his empire is built on a house of cards, and a looming corporate coup threatens to strip away everything he owns. When his calculated 'fake relationship' with a brilliant but fiercely independent rival architect begins to blur the lines of reality, Alex's absolute control starts to fracture. He is used to commanding boards and dictating terms, but he cannot dictate the human heart. As enemies close in from all sides to expose his vulnerabilities, Alex must decide if maintaining his proud, invincible mask is worth losing the only person who has ever truly seen the fragile man hiding underneath it all.
