SHATTERRED VOWS, STOLEN SHADOWS
I was a ghost haunting the corners of my own life.
But Julian saw me. He didn't just tolerate my existence; he demanded it. He had waded into the freezing mud of a lake just to build a sandcastle with my child. He had kissed the scars on my stomach like they were religious artifacts. He had promised, with absolute, terrifying conviction, that I was never going back to my cage.
I swallowed hard, a hot lump forming in my throat. I was a married woman with a hundred and twelve dollars to her name, entirely dependent on a monster. Falling for a billionaire with the power to crush cities was reckless. It was suicidal.