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"You're beautiful Angel." Ryder's hands gripped my hips. "If anyone tells you differently, they'll have to deal with me."
I nodded as he pulled me closer, his dark green eyes ablaze with a passion so powerful it could turn the world to ashes.
He was the monster that the world feared, and I had tamed him.
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After a horrible breakup with her dangerous ex-boyfriend, Carmen Lockhart is forced into hiding, becoming a stripper in the depths of Los Angeles. She stayed there for four years, working and trying to forget the horrors of her past, until her secrets begin to pile up and she is forced to flee.
Enter Ryder Devereux, the ruthless mafia leader of L.A. He holds power over the country, taking out his enemies without blinking an eye. He doesn't have time for feelings or love, at least that's what he first thought.
After making a deal with a certain club owner, Ryder is tasked with protecting Carmen. He thought it would be easy to keep his hands off of her. But something about her draws him in.
A secret that Carmen would never tell. Or would she?
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- Abuse
- Sexual Content