Once upon a time a little boy gave a little girl a special valentine.
But she rejected him because he was the weird kid. I was that little girl, and I shouldn’t still be paying for that rejection, but I am.
As time went on his fixation with me only grew stronger. He was always there in the shadows.
Always watching.
Always waiting.
And now he’s the powerful head of a crime syndicate. My father says I must marry him to save our family from destruction.
When we were children Aidan said he would marry me someday, but I knew he couldn’t if I said no. I was very wrong about that.
My life as I know it is over, but my captivity to this ruthless man has just begun.
WARNING: This is a dark Beauty and the Beast retelling with a heroine who has boundaries, trauma, and every reason not to fall headfirst for the morally gray man obsessed with her. Like Belle, she won’t be instantly soft, forgiving, or submissive — the Beast must earn her trust and atone for the harm he’s caused. If you want an easy, instant-love romance with a heroine who must be immediately “understanding of her captor” to be likeable, this isn’t your book.
Note: This is a standalone dark contemporary romance with forced marriage and mafia elements and a guaranteed HEA
