The story follows the main character Elizabeth Bennet as she deals with issues of manners, upbringing, morality, education, and marriage in the society of the landed gentry of early 19th-century England. Elizabeth is the second of five daughters of a country gentleman living near the fictional town of Meryton in Hertfordshire, near London.

𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘴𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥 𝘢𝘤𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘢𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘢𝘪𝘳 𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘸𝘴 𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘥𝘦𝘳. 𝘚𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘧𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘴 𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘭𝘺 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘴𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘣𝘰𝘥𝘺. 𝘈𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘢𝘳𝘬 𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘸𝘴 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘣𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘵. 𝘈 𝘸𝘰𝘮𝘢𝘯 𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘺 𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘤𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘵𝘦 𝘴𝘯𝘰𝘸. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘴𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘱𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘭 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘵𝘦, 𝘣𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘢𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘦𝘳. 𝘏𝘦𝘳 𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘴 𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢 𝘣𝘭𝘶𝘦 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘰𝘯 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘴𝘰𝘧𝘵𝘭𝘺 𝘮𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘶𝘱 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘥𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘢𝘴 𝘴𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘴. 𝘏𝘦𝘳 𝘣𝘦𝘢𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘧𝘶𝘭 𝘦𝘺𝘦𝘴 𝘤𝘭𝘰𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘴 𝘪𝘧 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘢 𝘥𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘩 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘦. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘢𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘥𝘰𝘦𝘴𝘯'𝘵 𝘵𝘰𝘶𝘤𝘩 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘰𝘳 𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘮𝘴 𝘩𝘦𝘳. 𝘛𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘸𝘰𝘮𝘢𝘯 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘢 𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘺 𝘸𝘢𝘪𝘵𝘪

DISCLAIMER: This book contains explicit content and mature themes intended for readers aged 18 and over. It is not a traditional romance, but rather a deeply complex and dark exploration of a toxic relationship. The characters' dynamics involve intense emotional manipulation, power struggles, and actions that may be triggering to some readers. Please be advised that this story delves into themes that are explicit, emotionally charged, and may not be suitable for all audiences. Proceed with caution. "Tell me again how you don't want me," he whispers, dragging his lips down her neck. "Say it under oath, and I might even believe you." Jasmine Taylor doesn't lose. Not in the courtroom, not in life. At just twenty-six, she's built an ironclad reputation: fierce, brilliant, and unshakably professional. But when she's assigned the biggest case of her career-defending Dimitri Alekseev, a dangerously alluring Russian immigrant accused of murder-her world begins to crack. Dimitri isn't just a suspect. He's a problem. Tall, tattooed, and terrifyingly unreadable, with ties to a powerful family the law doesn't dare touch. The evidence against him is overwhelming. The press wants him buried. And deep down, Jasmine suspects the whispers are true. But the more time she spends with him, the harder it becomes to separate fact from instinct. Because beneath his cold exterior is something intoxicating. Calculated charm. Raw heat. And secrets whispered in the dark. As the trial barrels forward, Jasmine finds herself pulled into his world-one filled with shadows, blood ties, and undeniable temptation. The closer she gets to the truth, the more she risks not just her career, but her safety... and her soul. What happens when the woman who always plays by the rules falls for the man who was born to break them?

*18+ read at your discretion!* My hands tremble by my sides. "Don't sleep with her..." He steps toward me, his eyes dark. "Why not?" "Whatever you were planning to do to her tonight, do it to me instead," I whisper. *** Ayah has always been unremarkable in every way other than in the power she wields. Since she was little she has been able to heal even the most fatal of wounds. Because of this, her father has locked her away, keeping her powers safe from the outside world. That is, until a man appears below her balcony, giving her a glimpse into the freedom she could finally have. However, the moment she starts to trust him, he takes her captive, revealing his identity to be a powerful Alpha who needs her to heal his younger sister. But when the girls illness becomes impossible for Ayah to heal, she is dragged on a journey beside the Alpha to find an amplifier. On the way she learns their connection goes deeper than their heated attraction, to a soul bond neither can deny.