A ruthless bet. Two empires at stake. And the only variable logic couldn't predict: attraction.
Dominic Thorne, the "Crisis Architect," rules Chicago with an iron fist and a mind that functions like a profit-driven machine. Logical, icy, and relentless, he views emotions as nothing more than system glitches. He has never lost a negotiation. Until her.
Claire Sterling?the daughter of a former steelworker ruined by the Thorne family?is the storm Dominic's logic cannot contain. A bold mergers and acquisitions consultant with a thirst for justice that spans generations, she didn't come just to sign a contract; she came to reclaim everything the Thorne name stole from her family.
When a billion-dollar merger puts them on a collision course, a corporate wager seals their fates: whoever secures the South Port revitalization contract within thirty days takes the presidency of the new holding company. The loser? They resign from their career and vanish from Chicago forever.
Between high-stakes meetings in luxury penthouses, inspections of industrial ruins, and dinners fueled by expensive wine and dangerous secrets, their professional rivalry ignites into unbearable sexual tension. As they fight to destroy one another, Dominic and Claire discover that in the game of power, the greatest threat isn't bankruptcy... it's surrender.
In a city where steel is the law and glass is the facade, they will learn that love is the only system error that cannot be patched.
In this game of checkmate, who will fall first?
Read The Chicago Algorithm now and discover that the price of power is high, but the price of love is incalculable.