The story centers around Kyle Lodge, a wildly successful, multi-million-dollar romance author celebrated by the public as a charming "gentleman" who writes beautifully about love and devotion. In reality, Kyle leads a cold, highly calculated double life, running a secretive corporate empire with an operation built on control, fear, and illegal logistics alongside his brother and resident "hitman," Marshall.
On her very first day as his administrative assistant, Viola accidentally overhears a confidential, highly incriminating phone call between Kyle and Marshall discussing a warehouse raid and a mole. Instead of running or cowering like his previous assistants, Viola looks him straight in the eye and challenges him.