PREFACE

TEMPTED BY MY STEP-BROTHER, SCREWED BY THE BILLIONAIRE.

DISCLAIMER

Dearest gentle Lanee Reader,

This is a work of fiction. All names, characters, places, and events are products of the author's imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance or relation to actual persons living or dead, events, or locales is purely coincidental and unintentional.

This book and all its content are highly protected. No part of this work may be reproduced, transmitted, electronically transferred or distributed in any form without the express written permission of the author. Unauthorized use may result in legal action. I worked hard on every word in here, please respect that.

Copyright © 2026 by Ivy Lanee. All rights reserved.

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TRIGGER WARNINGS

Let me be very clear with you before you turn to another page.

This book contains content that some readers may find distressing and uncomfortable. Please read carefully. I am writing it because I respect you enough to be honest about what lives inside these pages. This is not a soft romance. This is not a love story that plays it safe.

Please read the following carefully;

- Strong language

- Explicit sexual content

- BDSM and power dynamics

- Taboo relationships

- Emotional abuse

- Violence

- Manipulation and coercion

- Obsessive behavior

- Betrayal / Revenge 

This is a dark erotic romance. Love here is messy, complicated, and comes at a cost darling. Please take care of yourself while reading and know it is okay to step away if anything becomes too overwhelming and of course, overstimulating. Take a step away, breathe, and come back when you are ready. Or you can choose not to come back at all. Your mental health and comfort matter infinitely more than any chapter I have written.

This book is strictly for readers 18 and above.

Please be strongly advised and read with caution.

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POINT OF VIEW

This story is written primarily in first person POV … dual POVs to be precise. You will spend most of your time inside Chelsea's head and a little bit in Ryan's love, because that is where the real story lives. Additional perspectives will shift organically when the emotional weight or action demands it. You will always know whose head you are in. I will never leave you confused about that, pookies.

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AUTHOR'S NOTE

Thank you for choosing this story out of everything you could be reading right now dearest gentle reader. That means so much and everything to me.

Please don't forget to leave your thoughts in the comments. Every word being typed on here, every support shown, every review helps me grow as a writer and keeps me going on the days when I feel like giving up. I read everything and I appreciate every single one of you more than I know how to say.

Oh and one more thing my loves, 

If your hormones rise while reading this, your cheeks flush, your thighs clench, or you find yourself re-reading a chapter at two in the morning with your door locked … do not blame me. I warned you at the beginning but you chose to stay.

Now deal with the consequences.

With much love,

Ivy Lanee

XOXO

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