He shouldn't want to keep her. She shouldn't want to stay. Caden Ashford: My job consists of three a library, a book, and a girl. Simple. Easy. Get in and get out. But this damn girl is a force that I never saw coming. She’s reckless and headstrong, and she pushes at me in ways no one has ever dared. And I’m blindsided by my need to bend her to my will rather than breaking her completely. Instead of hunting down a way to close this deal, I find myself looking for reasons to keep Miss Caine close. I’ve made a career out of stealing treasures for the elite and powerful. But she’s the first thing I’ve wanted to take and keep for myself. Kara Caine: He stole me away from my life. He gave me an impossible ultimatum, and I chose to protect my books over saving myself. Now I’m a prisoner in his beautiful manor, fighting him with every breath I take. And I will die before I let him break me. I should hate him. I should be looking for an escape every chance I get. But there’s something about the controlling and arrogant Lord Ashford that disarms my sense of reason. And against all logic, I find myself longing more for him than my freedom.
