Five years ago, Chloe Petrakis's world imploded. Her sixteenth birthday party, meant to be a celebration, became the stage for her public humiliation at the hands of Iñigo Monteiro, the boy she loved.

Now, a sophisticated twenty-one-year-old, Chloe stands in her gleaming new New York office, a testament to her transformation. She's shed the clingy, insecure girl of the past, embracing her career as an interior designer for her family's multibillion-dollar company. The only problem? Her first major project, a luxurious Californian hotel, is a joint venture with the Monteiros.

The thought of Iñigo, the arrogant man who broke her heart, still sends a familiar jolt of hatred through her. She's moved on, or so she tells herself, with a new boyfriend, Martin, who is everything Iñigo wasn't. But as the Petrakis private jet cuts through the Californian sky, carrying Chloe towards her new professional challenge, a different kind of challenge awaits. A challenge she never anticipated, and one that will force her to confront the ghosts of her past, whether she likes it or not.