When Meryl Armand fell for her alluring, commanding stepbrother, Andre Dario, she gave him everything. Her body, her heart, and her first time were all his for the taking.
But finding herself pregnant and discovering his engagement to another, she fled. Meryl disappeared into the night, carrying the secret of their child and the pieces of her broken trust.
Now, seven years later, she’s a single mom cleaning hotel rooms, desperate to shield her past—and their son—from the possessive Alpha who ruined her. Then one night, he’s there. More powerful, more commanding, and darker than she ever imagined. And he’s decided she belongs to him again.
This isn’t a negotiation. Andre demands total control. Her life. Her body. Their son. And this time, he isn’t asking for permission.
She escaped him once. But now he knows the truth, and a hidden power is stirring in her own blood. He will destroy anyone who stands in his way, but the woman he’s come to claim is no longer the girl who ran.


My phone chimed just minutes after I finished my meal. Gavin's name flashed on the screen, and I opened his message immediately.


"Go to my room. Check the drawer beside my bed. You'll find my card holder there. Take the black card and replace your friend's dress. The pin is 0000."


I stared at the text, waiting for more. That was it? No explanation about Belle? No acknowledgment of how he'd brushed me off this morning?


The strangest part was that his room door was never unlocked. Gavin was obsessive about privacy.


I pocketed my phone and walked down the hallway to his bedroom. When I turned the handle, it opened without resistance. The familiar scent of his cologne hit me the moment I stepped inside, and my eyes immediately found his bed. Heat flooded my cheeks as memories from last night crashed over me. The way he'd touched me, the way I'd completely surrendered to him on those very sheets.


Chapter 132 - Chapter 132 A Very Important Meeting