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Power. Control. Loyalty. Ken Rowland built an empire on these principles, molding orphans into legends who owed him everything. No one challenged him-until Mia. A quiet, unreadable child, she watched him with eyes too knowing for her age. She spoke little, obeyed without question, yet carried a past she refused to share. What had she seen? Why did she feel different? Meanwhile, Ken is forced into the spotlight with Nora Kensington, his elegant but indifferent fiancée. A waltz at a grand ball rekindles the illusion of their perfect match-until the weight of expectation pushes them toward a future neither truly wants. Is he truly in control of his own destiny? And what will he do when the ghosts of Mia''''s past finally come knock