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Kidnapped. Sold. Desired.
Quara Weaver thought spring break was supposed to be fun. A few parties in the Bahamas with her girls? Easy. But one drink changes everything. She wakes up tied up, drugged, and trapped on a ship bound for France... with no memory of how she got there.
Twelve days later, she's forced onto a stage at an underground auction. Her body isn't hers anymore... until one man buys her with more than money in mind.
Antonio Perreault is cold, calculated, and cruel in all the ways that matter-but he doesn't want just another girl. He wants her. He wants to own her, ruin her, and maybe... love her.
But Quara refuses to break. She's not just some terrified girl-she's fire wrapped in silk. And Antonio? He's a storm in a tailored suit, used to taking what he wants.
In his world, love is control. Pain is pleasure. And obsession is the most dangerous game of all.
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