SHATTERRED VOWS, STOLEN SHADOWS
He used me as an unpaid maid, a convenient social prop, and a punching bag for his fragile ego.
So why did I feel like a criminal for craving Julian’s touch?
Why did I feel a dirty, burning shame coiled tight in my gut simply because my heart leaped into my throat every time Julian’s name appeared on my phone screen?
I hugged my arms tightly around my bare ribcage, my nails digging into my own flesh until the skin turned white. I was falling down a steep, treacherous cliff, and there was nothing to catch me. Julian Thorne was a dangerous, incomprehensible force—a man who lived in a world of high-stakes corporate warfare, private jets, and ruthless power. I was an unemployed mother with a hun