This life no longer owns me. Only she does.MaxThis life. It's a game, a very dangerous game where the losers always pay with their lives.To win big, you had to take risks.I always played to win because I had nothing to lose.Until the game changed, and the stakes became too high.I finally had something...someone...to keep safe.But winning big meant I could have it all.So I took a final risk to secure my future with Sloane.I wanted it all, and it was finally within reach.I broke the code.I violated trust.I lost focus...And the one I vowed to always love and protect.SloaneI let myself fall in love with a monster.And even though his soul is black as death, his heart is pure.But only I can see it. I was warned to stay away from Max Oriani, that I'd become a target, that I'd be...Taken.Or worse.But the nightmare of living without him would be torture of the worst kind.So I didn't listen. I gave him everything I have.And now I have to pay the price...If I have any hopes of seeing him again.