THE PRICE OF HIS FAME

He was the king of Hollywood while she was just a small-town girl. He never looked back at her until she walked away. Lyara McKinley spent three years chasing a dream—and the man who starred in it. Mikael Roosevelt was the world's most adored actor, a billionaire with a smile that launched a thousand magazine covers. When Lyara finally stood on the same runway, she reached for him like the fangirl she'd always been. He didn't see her. His guards shoved her aside like trash. So she stopped caring. And that's when he noticed. Now Mikael hasn't just bought her agency—he's bought her. Every contract, every outfit, every breath she takes is now owned by a man who collects rare things and calls them his. He burned the hoodie her best friend gave her. He replaced her furniture with a single velvet chair. He put a diamond collar around her neck and called it an engagement ring. Lyara is supposed to smile for the cameras and whisper I love you in his ear. But the girl from nowhere has teeth. And every time he pushes, she pushes back harder. He says he wants to own her. She says he'll never break her. But in this game of obsession and power, the line between hate and hunger is about to burn.