Gwen Tierney possesses a rare genius for art restoration. It is a talent that kept her father's failing London gallery alive. It is also the exact reason she is currently trapped in a frozen Alpine fortress. Balthazar Morand does not make requests. The ruthless syndicate boss simply eliminates his obstacles. When he needs a flawless forgery of a lost Venetian masterpiece to destroy a rival, he buys Gwen's massive family debt and forces her onto his mountain. She has one month to paint the fraud. If she fails, the authorities will find her. But the subterranean laboratory is not just a workspace. It is a gilded cage designed by a man who demands absolute perfection. Balthazar watches her every brushstroke. He isolates her from the world. He ruthlessly dismantles anyone who dares to threaten her. Gwen soon realizes the forgery is merely an excuse. The canvas is not the prize. She is. Surviving the mountain means playing a dangerous psychological game with a predator. Winning the game might mean letting him keep her. Forced proximity in an isolated fortress A morally grey billionaire with lethal protective instincts High stakes art forgery and criminal underworld tension A slow burn psychological battle of wits
