Alex Volkov is a fiend with an angel's face who is also imprisoned by his history. His merciless ambitions of achievement and retribution, motivated by a tragedy that has plagued him for the most of his life, leave little place for issues of the heart. But when he is made to take care of his closest friend's sister, he begins to sense a crack, a meltdown, and a fire that may destroy his entire life.

On the other hand, Ava Chen is a free spirit who is constrained by dreams of an unremembered childhood. Despite her troubled past, she has never ceased seeing the beauty in everything, even the heart that beats underneath a man's cold exterior who she ought not to desire. Her neighbor, her rescuer, and her doom were all her brother's bestfriend.

I did NOT enjoy how possessive Alex was at the beginning of the book. He particularly creeped me out when he began following her all the way to London. He is the epitome of an alpha male, which makes me laugh occasionally, especially when others use terms like "growling" and "snorkeling" to describe him. And he says the funniest things ever while he's trying to be sexual. They are so absurd.

It's disappointing because it's a romance book that I couldn't feel any chemistry at all. Ava fell for Alex far too early, and I think Alex didn't grovel enough of an effort to win her over (which is quite unpopular because people label him as the groveling king). Lastly, I had to put the book down after the singing scene because it was so embarrassing.