Vanessa had only made one small mistake. Taking the
opportunity to attend a lavish masquerade ball—even if she
hadn’t been invited—shouldn’t cost her job and, worse
still, that of her friend. Still, it had all seemed worth
it when Nicholas Powers had dragged her into his arms for
the most explosive kiss she’d ever experienced. Only now
he searched for her with a vengeance. A vengeance she
feared would be her ruin.