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 MoreThe men who pinned me down after my first attempt to escape stood up and picked me up from the ground, holding my wrists behind my back as if I was handcuffed. They pushed me forward to urge me to start walking and I obeyed, only struggling out of instinct. I would've tried to struggle a little harder if I wasn't knocked down by what I just found out. I had been kidnapped by Anton Carmicheal, the bloodthirsty lunatic who gave almost everyone nightmares. Everyone but me. Of course, having always been raised in a coccoon, I had a peaceful sleep and a carefree lifestyle because I was always convinced I was out of evildoers grip thanks to my father's political reputation and the high-tech alarm installed in our house. "Come on, bitch!" Urged me one of my captors, his cheap beer-scented breath attacking my nostrills. "Keep going!""My name's Joan." I coldly corrected him, thoigh fear made my voice quiet. "Not bitch." I first expected him to punch me, but he didn't for some reason. They
Closing my mouth, I turned around only to watch the cop car being slowly distanced. Well, crap! A part of mr craved to jump on the front seat and rip the keys out of the criminal's hands, but on the other side the tone of his voice made me clearly understand that I better stay in place. That's just when I saw him make a mistake. His car bumped into a barrel of oil which poured itself on the road. Noticing this, he stopped. I thought that was now or never to escape, but two facts happened at the same time. The first thing was me lauching at the keys to open the doors. The second fact was him lighting up a lighter. I dived down just when he threw the lighter out the window, the flame barely missing my head. Then, I saw the lighter land in the pool of gasoline on the floor, lighting up a quick fire behind us. The police car was forced to stop, unable to keep chasing us any longer. Then, the robber's lare hand tightly wrapped around my wrist jusr as I was about to grab the keys. He didn't
I just got kidnapped by robbers who came here to rob my father's bank. All of this went way too fast. A few minutes ago, I was still in my father's office, civilly having lunch with him. Then those men broke in and all hell broke lose! I still could remember Lizzy's tear-stained face when she called for help. Then, I found myself dragged away into one of their cars. Right now, the tall man who seemed to be the leader of the robbers gang was driving fast in the streets, closely followed by his henchmen. Having been roughly shoved inside the car, I was still laying on the leather back seat, my toffee brown hair falling into messy locks all over my face. Through my locks, I studied the back of the driver's neck. The man was still focused on the road, so maybe I had a chance to escape. Pretending to be unconscious or too shocked to do anything, I discreetly crawled toward the door. Just a little closer, just a little closer! The difficult part was to grab the handle without letting my cap
"You see!" Triumphally exclaimed my co-worker. "We're at lunch time and nothing bad happened! Do you want to have lunch with me?""No thanks." I declined, feeling genuinely sorry. "I already promised to have lunch with my father today. Maybe tomorrow!""Go on then, Daddy's little princess!" Enthusiastically laughed Lizzy, pulling a sandwich out of her purse. I waved at her and made my way to my father's office. On my way, I crossed several employees who were heading toward the canteen to eat. My belly twisted painfully as I remembered the phone call. How many people were going to eat without knowing about the threat hovering above their head? When I arrived in front of the glassy door of my father's office, I delicately knocked."Here you are, Joan!" Warmly gritted me Dad as soon as he swung the door open. "How's been your first morning of work here?""Very well, Daddy." I almost automatically replied, shyly looking down."Ah, I wasn't expecting less from you, my dear!" Grinned Dad






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