A Dark Romance of Obsession, Power, and Artistic Destruction
He didn’t rescue her from ruin—he designed it.
Once celebrated and now publicly disgraced, Isla Vane disappears from the art world after betrayal shatters both her career and her heart. Seeking silence and anonymity, she retreats to a secluded estate near Cornwall, Ontario, desperate to create again without interference.
What Isla doesn’t know is that her escape has been meticulously arranged.
Damien Rourke—wealthy art patron, shadowed visionary, and dangerously obsessed—believes true brilliance is forged through destruction. He offers Isla everything she craves: isolation, protection, and unwavering devotion. What he demands in return is surrender—to his influence, his control, and his vision of who she should become.
As desire deepens into domination, Isla finds herself trapped in a relationship where intimacy and power blur. She is both muse and captive, pushed to create from pain, to fracture herself open for art—no matter the cost.
When the arrival of her former best friend, a relentless documentarian, and Damien’s estranged sister shatters the illusion of safety, long-buried secrets rise to the surface. And Isla uncovers the most devastating truth of all:
Damien didn’t save her from her fall.
He orchestrated it.
Now Isla must choose.
Freedom… or the ruin that fuels her brilliance.
