"It is your choice," he said, stepping so close to me that our lips were almost touching. "Either do what I say - or get another job." My heart stood still as I gazed up into his deep, dark, dangerous eyes... In a world where women's only role in life is to sit at home and look pretty, Lilly is determined to fight for her freedom. There's only one problem: a powerful man blocking her way.

I ran as fast as I can and enter the deep forest. No... He can't catch me. He'll kill me. That monster will kill me! Bigla akong napatili ng maramdaman ko ang malalaki niyang braso na nakayakap sa beywang ko. Nakadikit ang likod ko sa harapan niya. Ramdam ko rin ang mainit niyang hininga sa leeg ko. Ang lakas ng pintig ng puso ko. Parang lalabas na sa ribcage ko. "Waaaaaaahhhhhh--!" I suddenly stop screaming when I felt something wet slide into my neck. My eyes grew wider. "Did you just licked me?!" I heard him chuckled. Woah. That's sexy---no stop! Pinagpatuloy ko ang pagpupumiglas para makawala sa yakap niya. Pero mas hinigpitan niya ang pagkakayakap sakin. I felt his breath traveled to my ear. And then he whisper something. "You can't run away from me. You're my mate. You're mine."

"Sometimes what you need isn't what you get, it's what you already have." 〰️〰️〰️ Being stuck in a people-pleasing routine is what Bayla Barclay knows best. She's got every aspect of her strained relationship down to a science. She'll wear herself away to nothing without a second thought for whoever needs it. It's what she's best at. But maybe what you're best at isn't always what's best for you. Maybe what you need isn't what you get; it's what you already have. That's the difference between getting and needing. * 2nd place in the Late Lovers category for the Romance Reads contest 2019 *

Brooke Rosen is running from a monster. But she doesn't expect to run right into the hands of another one - a rogue called Dimitri Volkov who will do anything for her, even if it means killing the man she once loved. All Rights Reserved. Copyright © 2016 by Noelle N. Cover by @stereohearted.