Where hurt people go...
Ephraim Levine has it all, except Maliah Porter.
She isn’t the one who got away; she’s the one who walked away.
He adores Maliah Porter. He has since they were children. She epitomizes beauty, innocence.
Everything about her captivates him. As they grow older and their love deepens, he worships her—body and soul.
And then, without warning, Maliah Porter leaves him. Shatters their unbreakable bond. He becomes a prisoner of her memory.
His obsession with her ruins him... but it also shapes him. The heartbreak forges the attractive, brilliant Ephraim into a calculating man.
One who will stop at nothing to take what he wants—Maliah.
He sets the perfect scene. Builds the perfect cage to entrap the Queen.
And finally, he will free himself of the restless need to dominate the one who stole his heart.
