LOGINJoan MacCarthy has spent her entire life believing monsters are easy to recognize. As the sheltered daughter of one of the country’s most powerful politicians, she’s been taught that criminals deserve no mercy—especially the infamous Anton Carmichael, the man the media calls a ruthless monster. But on her very first day as a bank employee, everything changes. A violent robbery turns into a nightmare when Joan is kidnapped by Anton and his crew. Trapped with the man she has feared for years, she’s determined to escape at any cost. The longer she remains his captive, however, the more the truth begins to unravel. Anton isn’t the cold-blooded monster the world believes him to be. Instead, he’s protecting her from a conspiracy far more dangerous than she could have imagined—one that reaches into the highest levels of power… and leads straight to her own father. As enemies close in and deadly secrets come to light, Joan is forced to question everything she’s ever believed. Can she trust the man who stole her freedom… when he may be the only one who can save her life? Sometimes the greatest monsters wear suits. And sometimes the man who kidnaps you becomes the only one willing to protect you.
View MoreAfter lunch, I was still eating the remaining crumbs of gingerbread in my plate when Anton pulled me by the arm. During the whole lunch, I was stuck sandwiched between him and a grumpy Mike, though I had the feeling that Mike was very often grumpy. Nonetheless, I managed to eat correctly without being stuffed, which wasn't an easy thing with Sue-Helen perpetually asking me if I had enough to eat and if I'd like her to give me some more food."Dear God, how skinny this child is!" The green eyed woman gasped at least three times during lunch, shaking her head. "You've got to eat, otherwise you're gonna be weak!" To be honest, I kinda liked the idea of having her caring about me, even though it was rather irritating that she insisted so much for me to eat. But I was also eaten up by curiosity. That was terrible that her precious daughter got kidnapped, but what did I have to do with Angela's disappearance? How was I supposed to help Sue-Helen get her daughter back? I couldn't tell, bu
Turning my head back to face Sue-Helen, I realized she looked like someone I've already seen before. But who? I frowned as I summoned my memories, then it hit me!"The girl on the picture!""Yes." Softly confirmed Anton, knowing what I was talking about. Sue-Helen looked like the young woman I saw on the picture I found in one the drawers, when I was searching Anton's desk. So, the young blue eyed woman with auburn waves was Angela, Sue-Helen's kidnapped daughter."But what..." I began, ready to ask what all of this had to do with me."Enough!" Boomed a nasal male voice, followed by a loud thud. We all turned around, jumping slightly for some. Hugging his knees, Tim looked almost frightened, his light green eyes wide open and a little teary. Anton had his fists tightly clamped onto the armrests of the couch, looking mortified for Angela and her tragic fate. But the one who spoke was Mike. He had ragefully punched the wall, his fist still resting against the light green wallpaper
I'm the one who asked Anton to kidnap you... Those words echoed in my head over and over again, shock and horror mixing themselves within me. The short chubby woman was still leaning against my ear with a soft yet mischevious smile, the strong floral scent of her perfume attacking my nostrills."What?!" I exclaimed, jerking away from her. "Why?!" That wasn't making no sense; Why would a fourty years old housewife ask the leader of a dangerous gang to kidnap me? The woman, Sue-Helen since that was her name, kept smiling at me sweetly despite my screams. Anton, who had been watching the whole scene with a blank face, took a few steps toward me and stopped beside Sue-Helen. Still very calm and composed, his serious brown gaze met my confused green one. What meant all of this? What did I ever do to that woman?! That was the first time I ever met her. As I vainly searched my memories to know if I had already met a Sue-Helen in my entire life, I noticed that all the gangsters were holdin
For a few seconds, I stayed pressed against Anton's hard chest, sucking in a sharp cry. His large warm hands were placed on my back, his arms wrapped around my waist. Eventually, he escorted me back upstairs, glancing all around us as he did. I honestly started to breath better now that we were out of the basement, but my heart was still pounding way too fast after what Mike tried to do to me. I was so focused on that that I barely noticed Anton leading me back upstairs. Once we were back in his room, he sat me on the bed."Are you alright?" Asked me the criminal, a look of concern on his face as he knelt in front of me. "I'll be back in a short time. Just ask Tim if you need anything." With that, he stood up, his tall frame hovering above me. He literally marched out of the room, his graceful steps not making him look less intimidating in the least. Tim himself looked impressed and stepped aside to let his boss pass him by."Stay in front of the door, Tim." Firmly instructed him A






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