Deception in the courtroom.... Self-declared ice queen attorney Cara Phillips has a secret; a secret that she wanted to be free of. She has no one to turn to except... Romaine Jacobs is a fellow attorney, but also the next in line to inherit the kingdom of Jacob's law firm in downtown Chicago; who also has a secret of his own. He is in love with Cara and she has kept the cold between them for years until... The ice-cold shell began to crack when they were put on the same case; a case that was a reminder to Cara of a violent and dangerous past that she would never forget. Will Cara tell her secret and put their lives in danger? Or will a promise keep save them?