She only wanted a job. He only wanted control.When Elena Carter, a fierce and determined young woman with dreams bigger than her bank account, walks into Blackwood Corporation, she expects nothing more than a chance to prove herself. What she doesn’t expect is Damian Blackwood—the cold, arrogant billionaire whose piercing gaze strips away her defenses from the very first meeting.He’s ruthless. He’s untouchable. He’s infuriatingly irresistible. And he makes it clear that her life is about to change forever.Bound by a shocking contract she cannot refuse, Elena is thrust into Damian’s glittering yet dangerous world—a world of skyscrapers, luxury, and cutthroat power games. Every clash between them burns hotter than the last, every stolen glance blurs the line between hate and desire.But beneath Damian’s icy exterior lies a darkness he refuses to reveal, a secret from his past that explains his obsession with control—and the reason he can never let Elena go.As passion ignites into something neither of them can deny, Elena must decide: is Damian Blackwood her greatest mistake… or the one man powerful enough to claim her heart?When fire meets ice, only one thing is certain: someone is going to burn.