Loveistheonethingyoucan’tsteal.NessaGriffinleadsalonelylife.Toocompassionateandgentlefortheunderworldbusinessshegrewupin,shefillsnoroleinherfamily’smafiaempire,strugglingtoproveherselfbothathomeandinherhighlycompetitiveballetcorps.MikolajWilkisthemostviciousgangsterinChicago,andhe’shellbentonrevenge.HisadoptivefathersavedhimfromthestreetsofWarsawonlytodieatthehandsoftheGriffins.Aspartofhisvengeance,MikolajabductsNessa,holdinghercaptiveinhismolderinggothicmansion.Shemightnotdeservetopayforherfamily’scrimes,butinthisworld,thewolveseatthelambsnomatterhowgentleandinnocenttheymaybe.ButevenasMikolajplotsthedestructionofeverythingtheGriffinsholddear,hefindshimselffixatedonhiscaptive,wantingthisballerinatodanceonlyforhim.Meanwhile,Nessafindsherselflostinthegrowingtensionbetweenherandherkidnapper,theirtwistedrelationshipbuildinginnew,terrifyingways.Heisthebeasttoherbeauty--butcanNessafindthemaninsidebeforehegivesintohishunger?
