His trouble: he’s an outstanding chess player who can’t stand displays of emotion and replaces assistants faster than he checkmates his opponents.
Her goal: to get onto his team. No matter what it takes. Even if, for that, she has to take another name, move to a different city, and spend ten years studying psychology, chess, and the art of brewing him a strong black coffee.
He’s sure he’s hired the perfect "quiet mouse" behind glasses.
She understands: he has just opened the door to his most dangerous adversary.
And when, unexpectedly, the hunter turns into the prey—and revenge begins to look more and more like love—the stakes are no longer a title, but a heart. Who will outwit whom in this no-rules game?