Connie
I ran from my family because I was desperate to escape their darkness. I craved the freedom to live a normal life far from their bloody legacy. But freedom is fragile, and mine shatters the night I’m taken. Now I’m caught in Matteo Romano’s web. He's my captor, my tormentor, and the man who claims I belong to him.
He sees the shadows inside me. The same ones I’ve spent my whole life burying. He wants me to give in to them and let them consume me. But I won’t. I can’t. Even when his dangerous charm pulls me deeper into his grasp I have to fight him. Because if I don’t, I’ll lose more than my freedom. I’ll lose myself.
Matteo
Connie Quinn doesn’t realise it yet but she’s mine. From the moment I saw her, I knew I’d stop at nothing to have her. She’s fire and fury wrapped in softness, and her darkness calls to mine like a siren’s song.
She thinks she can run from me, and from her family’s sins, but I see the truth. Connie is just like me. We're creatures born for chaos. All she needs is someone to show her how to embrace it.
The world we live in doesn’t forgive weakness. Enemies are closing in on all sides, and if Connie doesn’t choose me, she might not survive. I’ll protect her with my life if I have to. But first, I have to claim her completely.
Previously published as Resentment
I ran from my family because I was desperate to escape their darkness. I craved the freedom to live a normal life far from their bloody legacy. But freedom is fragile, and mine shatters the night I’m taken. Now I’m caught in Matteo Romano’s web. He's my captor, my tormentor, and the man who claims I belong to him.
He sees the shadows inside me. The same ones I’ve spent my whole life burying. He wants me to give in to them and let them consume me. But I won’t. I can’t. Even when his dangerous charm pulls me deeper into his grasp I have to fight him. Because if I don’t, I’ll lose more than my freedom. I’ll lose myself.
Matteo
Connie Quinn doesn’t realise it yet but she’s mine. From the moment I saw her, I knew I’d stop at nothing to have her. She’s fire and fury wrapped in softness, and her darkness calls to mine like a siren’s song.
She thinks she can run from me, and from her family’s sins, but I see the truth. Connie is just like me. We're creatures born for chaos. All she needs is someone to show her how to embrace it.
The world we live in doesn’t forgive weakness. Enemies are closing in on all sides, and if Connie doesn’t choose me, she might not survive. I’ll protect her with my life if I have to. But first, I have to claim her completely.
Previously published as Resentment
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