Avery Reyes has never had an easy life. Orphaned at a young age and raised inside the cold walls of an orphanage, she learns to survive with nothing but her strength and dreams. When she turns eighteen, she steps into the world alone-no family, no help, just a quiet fire burning in her heart. Years later, after building her small candle business from the ground up, she crosses paths with a man who turns her world upside down. Damien Wolfe is powerful, handsome, and dangerously cold. A billionaire CEO known for his short temper and hatred toward women, Damien has no room for love in his life. But when he meets Avery by accident, something about her begins to crack the walls he spent years building. She's not impressed by his money. She's not afraid of his attitude. And that makes her unforgettable. But love is never simple. Stacey Lancaster, Damien's childhood friend and secret admirer, has waited her whole life for him. And she's not about to lose him to a girl who came from nothing. As jealousy turns into obsession, lies and betrayal start to destroy everything Avery and Damien begin to build. Will love survive when trust is broken? Can two cold, guarded hearts find warmth in each other... ...or will the fire between them burn them both?