"Spread your legs for me." I climbed onto the mattress, heart pounding. I lay back and slowly opened my thighs, shutting my eyes tight because I knew how wet I was. The cool air hit my soaked panties, and I felt even more exposed. Andrea leaned down, hovering over me. Her lips pressed a small, almost gentle kiss to my neck. Then she whispered against my ear, breath warm, "I don't know what the fuck came over you tonight, Lalia, but don't ever do it again. Because there are repercussions, sweetheart." Her hands ran slowly down my thighs, fingertips tracing the sensitive skin. "These pretty thighs," she murmured. "Open your eyes, baby," she whispered. I opened my eyes, breathing hard. "Look at them. Look at what's between them. Look at your whole body. Do you see it?" I nodded. "They're mine," she said, voice low and possessive. "Every single limb. Every nerve. Every inch of your body is mine, Lalia. I don't want you to ever think they are not." ..... Lalia Bishop is tired of the pills, the white walls, and the careful way people talk to her like she's glass about to break. Diagnosed with borderline personality disorder after a suicide attempt, she's been in and out of psychiatric hospitals for years, cycling through therapists who either pity her, fear her, or grow frustrated with her unpredictability. None of them lasted until Dr. Andrea Cross.

I have no doubt she could feel my breathing on her face. I grabbed her chin with my hand and pulled her face even closer. "I'm not telling you to leave because I don't like your dick. I'm telling you to leave because I want your dick. I want it inside of me right now, and I want it in there until I fucking pass out. But I am a faithful person, even if I don't like the fucking bastard I am married to. So again I say. Get. The fuck. Out." I lowly growled at her.

In Bronsfield Women's Prison, respect is earned through fear, and Thalia Reed has spent years fighting to survive. Feared by inmates and watched closely by officers, she's determined to serve the rest of her sentence, protect the women who have become her family, and never let anyone see her break. Paige Mitchell never wanted to become Governor of Bronsfield. Forced to replace her retiring father, she enters the prison believing rehabilitation is possible-only to discover a system built on intimidation, corruption, and silence. Neither woman trusts the other. One wears the uniform. The other wears the prison number. But as buried secrets begin to surface and the truth about Bronsfield's former Governor comes to light, the line between prisoner and Governor starts to blur. In a place designed to keep people apart, the most dangerous thing of all might be falling in love.