"Tell me, Eleanor, do you like seeing me like this? Do you like seeing me angry with you?" he yells, banging the spot above my head. I keep my mouth shut so I don't say the wrong thing and make him angrier. "Fucking answer me," he says, roughly shaking my body. "N-N-N-o-o," I stammer. "If you don't, then why don't you ever listen to me? The spanking wasn't enough? Do you need me to unleash my beast on you before you listen to me?" he asks, and I shake my head this time to tell him no. "Then give me a reason why I shouldn't take you across my legs right now and give you twenty lashes on each ass cheek for laughing at something Evan said," he says, and I pause for a minute. "You shouldn't spank me because it's my right to laugh or not at what Evan said." "You see, Eleanor, that's where you're wrong. Only I can tell you if you can laugh or not." "Excuse me?" I ask, looking at him confused and wondering if he's on something. "I own your laughter, Eleanor." "No, you don't." "I do. And not just your laughter. I own all of you." --------------------------------- Eleanor Brown is a lovely lady trying to make ends meets. She lands a job after an unfortunate event happens to her. She is excited and can't wait to start a new chapter in her life. Unknowing to Eleanor, this new chapter of her life will be filled with a lot of troubles. Her boss, Jason Crawford, believes Eleanor wants to work for him for other reasons, and since he can't fire Eleanor, he decides to make things difficult for her. Will Eleanor survive working with a boss who hates her, or will she quit and back off the deal even though she needs money? SAMPLE - COMPLETED VERSION AVAILABLE ON AMAZON #1 - office Romance (11/02/2022) #1 - lovehate (13/02/2022) #1 - lovehaterelationship (29/07/22) #2 - CEO (31/01/2022) #2 - timid (14/02/2022) #4 - Possessive (12/11/2021) #7 - Dark 25/03/2022)

She thought she had escaped her past. She thought she could leave the pain behind. But some ghosts never let go. Matilda Huston, 25, fled a life of abuse and heartbreak, seeking peace in a new city, a new job, a new beginning. But fate has other plans. Easton Fanaggaen, 27, is a man of power, wealth, and a dangerous charm that draws people in - and destroys them. The billionaire CEO doesn't believe in love, only control and fleeting desire. Until he sees Matilda. Their paths are intertwined by a past neither can forget. A memory that burns deeper than the present. When Easton proposes a fake engagement to escape the marriage his family has arranged, Matilda is pulled into a world of obsession, tension, and undeniable desire. In a dance of darkness and longing, will she surrender to the man who haunts her every thought... or will her past finally claim her? Warning: This book contains dark romance, intense emotional tension, and mature themes. Reader discretion is advised.