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431 pages, Paperback
First published March 25, 2020
Without a single word, this man had broken my will so easily. Without one insult. Without one spoken threat.
Every word she’d spoken was a price she would pay, a debt I would extract for a particular value until the ledger was balanced between us.
He wasn't just beautiful in the traditional sense, he was exquisite. As if a sculptor had spent months chiseling marble to create the perfect masculine form, but then a painter came in to sweep deep shadows across him.
"What have I done to deserve that?"
Hating the genuine fear I could hear in my voice, I refused to move away from him as his dangerous energy consumed the space around us.
My nerves were live wires, the frayed ends dancing and arcing on the ground, a constant snap of electric fear bolting through me the farther into the desert we drove.
“You’d do well to mind your manners in this house. I’d hate for you to learn what happens to petty little brats who believe themselves larger than they are.”
“Because I won’t ask for anything from you. If I want something, I’ll take it. Are we clear?”