She buys Lucian from the black market expecting a bargain, but gets nothing but contempt, taunts, and runaway trouble. Then she discovers his gentle twin, Thomas, dying and barely clinging to life. Determined to save him too, Leah sells her house. Thomas repays her with gratitude and devotion, while Lucian burns with jealousy and a growing need to possess her. When Leah offers Lucian his freedom, he breaks—terrified of losing the one person he pushed away. And while Thomas brings her calm, Lucian is left realizing too late what he ruined.