Marry or lose his inheritance? That’s the ultimatum billionaire Damon Everette faces. There’s one problem. The woman he craves is his sunshine PR rep…who wants nothing to do with him.

Ruthless, arrogant, cold-hearted are some of the words I would use to describe my a**hole of a boss, Damon Everette.

That doesn’t stop the goosebumps from rising along my neck every time he says my name, or the way my pulse races when his stormy gray eyes pierce mine.

So, when he coerces me into a fake marriage to uphold his family’s tradition, I can’t resist pushing his buttons.

He’s a walking red flag, and I should run the second this arrangement ends. But the very thought of losing him is suffocating – a dangerous addiction that I can’t seem to break.

Is this really love or just a twisted desire to own me? And deep down, do I secretly crave to be possessed by him?

You might say my obsession has become a compulsion in the way I need to know everything about Scarlet Laurent.

Even though I’ve taken a step into the background, I could never look away from my Little Sparrow.

She’s a sliver, buried under my skin, a constant reminder of her presence, with no way to dig it out.

Staying away from her for the last ten years has been a brutal form of torture.

Her times run out and when the clock ticks midnight on her 25th birthday, I’ll tie her to me forever.

After all, I can’t kidnap what’s already mine.

I came here to steal a crown.
I didn’t plan to fake date the billionaire heir guarding it.

Dressed as my brother, I broke into the most dangerous gala of the year, determined to pull off a heist that could save my family.

I made it all the way to the vault. Then he caught me.
Bash Everette. Billionaire. Obsessive. Way too attractive for someone so dangerous.

He didn’t call security. Didn’t even ask who I was.
He just dragged me into the shadows… and kissed me.
Now he wants something in return. Me, on his arm, faking a relationship no one can know the truth about.
One kiss ruined my plan. One lie started the game.

But I didn’t know how far he’d go to keep me.
And I never expected to like it.

A one-night stand is supposed to be my escape… not my cage.

I fall into Xander Everette’s arms the night my life unravels.

Rich. Ruthless. Untouchable. Devastatingly handsome.

He gave me one night of pleasure I’ll never forget.
I tell myself I can walk away.

Then I witness a murder. Now I’m hunted, dragged into a world I don’t understand.
And the only man who can protect me is the one I swore I would never trust again.

But Xander doesn’t want to save me.

He wants to claim me. His name inked on my skin. His ring on my finger.
The longer I’m in his grip, the clearer it becomes.
The real danger isn’t the men chasing me.

It’s the beautiful monster who refuses to let me go.