His eyes burned with a fire that felt ancient, untouchable. “You’re addicted to me,” he murmured, his voice a deadly whisper. “And I’m addicted to breaking you. I’m the devil in your hell, and you... you’re the angel in my chaos. But in your gaze, I see the beginning of my end.” Fury coursed through me, mixing with a raw, undeniable fear. “I will destroy you!” I screamed, my voice crashing against the walls, each word a vow of vengeance. A twisted smile curved his lips, dark and dangerous. “Before you burn me to the ground,” he breathed, his warmth sending shivers down my spine, “let me show you just how deeply pleasure and pain can intertwine.” ~~~~~ Brinda Virginia’s life has always been a battle — against fate, against time, against a heart that beats too weakly to keep up with her fire. Abandoned by her parents who feared her fragility, she was raised by the only person who ever truly loved her — her stepmother. But love has never been enough to stop fate’s cruel hand. And now, with only seventy-two hours to save the woman who sacrificed everything for her, Brinda is drowning in desperation. Then he returns. A phantom from her past, draped in shadows, holding a bargain as twisted as the scars he left on her soul. To save her stepmother, Brinda must surrender. Her body. Her will. Herself. But surrender is never simple in a game of power, revenge, and dangerous desire. Because this man doesn’t just want to own her — he wants to unmake her, unravel her, turn her fire to ash. And the most terrifying part? Find out!
“I have fallen into the enemy's dungeon and there is no escape route. Truth can be buried in darkness, flesh can be devoured by flames however fate will not because the wind will plant the seeds of truth by making it sprout. I will never give in to fate. I, Amanda Romanus, will be back from the shackles of death.” ~~~~~ Trapped in a gilded cage, Amanda Romanus is treated like a slave by the family she once trusted. But when she uncovers the shocking truth behind her mother's death —A ruthless conspiracy for power — Amanda's world is turned upside down. Realizing that she was surrounded by treacherous individuals and driven by anger and thirst to avenge her mother's death, Amanda Romanus made a bold move, coercing the enigmatic billionaire, Gabriel Slade, to a marriage contract to swing the tides to her favor and get back at her two-faced family for their previous evil actions and conspiring to kill her. With only her wit, courage, and newfound alliance with Gabriel, Amanda sets out to exact revenge on those who wronged her. Will Amanda be able to cast an evil eye on her once upon a time family or will her quest for vengeance destroy everything she holds dear?”