LOGINHe didn’t just buy my company. He bought me in marriage. And he’s been orchestrating my downfall from the very beginning. I was the golden girl of the Sterling empire until my father and my backstabbing ex-fiancé stripped me of my legacy, threw me to the wolves, and left me with nothing. Broken and looking for a single night of oblivion, I walked into a secluded hotel lounge and fell into the arms of a cold, mesmerizing stranger. A man who possessed a lethal charm and eyes like a winter storm. The next morning, he was gone. Twenty-four hours later, he walked into my father's boardroom. Julian Vance. The ruthless, multi-billionaire acquisitions tycoon who just hostilely took over my family's firm. He’s cold, calculating, and three steps ahead of everyone else in the city. And before the ink on the merger can even dry, he announces our sudden engagement on live television to force my hand. I thought I was playing a dangerous game of fake marriage to get revenge on the family that ruined me. I thought I could use Julian's massive empire as a shield to take back what’s mine. But I was wrong. Julian didn't find me in that lounge by accident. He knew exactly who I was. He knew exactly what my ex did to me. And as a dark, international conspiracy closes in around us, I'm forced to realize that the man sharing my bed isn't just protecting me from the monsters out to destroy me... He might be the most dangerous monster of them all.
View More*Vivienne*The police lights flashed red and blue against the wet log cabin walls.Two local patrol cars pulled away down the dirt lane, taking Director Vance into federal custody. The valley fell dead quiet again.Dominic stood on the edge of the front porch. His broad shoulders were tense, his dark eyes watching the red taillights vanish into the foggy trees. His knuckles were raw, and his right hand still held his black sidearm low at his leg.I walked out through the open doorway and stood right beside him. Cold mountain air hit my skin, making me shiver.Dominic didn't look at me, but his left arm swung out instantly, his big hand grabbing my waist and pulling me tight against his broad hip. His heat radiated right through his torn black jacket."She was the last one, Vivienne," Dominic rasped, his voice low, gravelly, and deep in his chest."I know," I whispered, reaching up to rest my palm on his broad chest, feeling his fast, heavy heart beating against my fingers."I checked
*Vivienne*The ride back up the mountain path was dead quiet.The heavy rain had turned into a thick, low mist that hung over the dark pine trees. The black truck rattled over the deep mud ruts, its headlights cutting two bright yellow lines through the foggy night.Dominic kept his right hand clamped around mine, his big fingers squeezing tight. His thumb pressed into my wrist, counting my pulse. His left hand guided the heavy steering wheel with smooth, dangerous precision."You're quiet, Vivienne," Dominic rasped, his voice low and deep in the dark truck cabin."I'm just watching the road, Dominic," I whispered, leaning my shoulder against his broad arm."The road is empty," he said."It was empty before we found the radio on the porch," I reminded him softly.Dominic didn't answer. His hard jawline tightened. He pulled the truck around the final sharp turn, bringing the vehicle onto the long dirt driveway that led straight down to the quiet lake.The log cabin sat in the dark shad
*Vivienne*The black truck tore down the steep mountain pass, its tires throwing mud and wet gravel high into the dark air.Dominic drove fast through the blinding rain, his knuckles pure white on the leather wheel. He kept his left hand on the steering column and his right hand wrapped tight around mine, his thumb pressing hard into my palm every single second."Three miles to the old timber mill," Marcus said from the back seat, racking his rifle slide in the dark cabin. "The thermal scan shows two cars parked under the collapsed metal roof."Dominic didn't say a word. His dark eyes stayed fixed on the narrow dirt lane ahead. The lethal, terrifying look on his hard jawline was back, but whenever he glanced sideways at me, his eyes held a deep, fierce heat that made my heart hammer in my chest."When we hit the mill, you stay on my left hip, Vivienne," Dominic rasped, his voice a low, dangerous growl. "Harris wants a trade. He isn't getting one.""I'm not leaving your side, Dominic,"
*Vivienne*The generator under the cabin porch cut out with a sharp, ugly whine.The lights inside the living room died instantly, plunging the entire house into pitch-black darkness.Dominic didn't say a word. In less than half a second, his broad arm swept around my waist, slamming my back flat against his chest as he pulled me down onto the floorboards behind the heavy sofa. His heavy handgun was out of his holster before my knees touched the rug."Dominic," I breathed, my heart jumping straight into my dry throat."Shh," he growled low against my ear, his breath hot, fast, and rough. "Don't move a muscle, Vivienne."In the kitchen, the soft rustle of Martha’s coat sounded in the dark. A quiet metallic *clack* signaled her shotgun slide moving into place. From the hallway, Marcus slid down against the wooden baseboard, his rifle ready.No one spoke. The cabin was deathly quiet.Outside the broken window frame, the mountain wind howled through the high pine trees, making the log wal












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