I loved him. Lost him. And now... he was back. August Monroe was like a raging sea element, the hidden darkness of the night, the piercing cold that overtook even in the crowd. He personified all this, placed in the most beautiful shell. Moreover, he was banned. All my life they tried to protect me from monsters oozing poison, not allowing me to even breathe the same air as them. And, as befits the diligent daughter that I once was, I followed these rules. Until that one and only time when I violated the ban... It was only when I took a sip of the forbidden fruit that it took possession of me completely. And in the blink of an eye, my worst enemy became my first love. His poison became an antidote for me. His touch is my addiction. After we parted ways and broke the vicious ties that bound us, I thought I would never see him again... until he burst into my life at the most inopportune moment and asked me to become his wife. But everything turned out to be not so simple. This was to be expected. It turned out that marriage to a rich and influential man has its price. And leaving him could cost me everything.