Intro. The man everyone feared. She was the only woman who could bring him to his knees. Zaire Saint Laurent Devereaux doesn’t believe in love. As Atlanta’s most feared kingpin, he’s built an empire on blood, loyalty, power, and betrayal. His name alone is enough to silence a room, and those unfortunate enough to cross him rarely get a second chance. Cold-hearted, calculating, and dangerously handsome, Zaire has everything a man could want—everything except peace. Y/N Montgomery is a beautiful, independent, sharp-tongued 25-year-old event planner with expensive taste, an attitude to match, and absolutely no intention of entertaining a man who thinks money can buy her obedience. Unfortunately, fate has other plans.