Everyone knows Adrian Cross. He’s the kind of man people don’t question—calm, controlled, and always five steps ahead. The one who walks into a room and owns it without trying. He doesn’t chase. He doesn’t ask twice. And he definitely doesn’t get ignored. Until you. You don’t fall for his charm, don’t flinch at his reputation, and don’t make space for him in your life just because everyone else would. And for the first time in his life… Adrian wants something he can’t just take. So he does something no one’s ever seen him do before. He tries.