"This isn't love, Killian. It's obsession," I whispered in a shaky voice, my body still trembling from the wave of orgasm that had just hit me. 

A dark grin curled his lips as he brushed my wet hair away from my face. "Then let me be obsessed."

Killian pressed a lingering kiss to my throat and I moaned, my eyes slipping close. "Let me worship you in the dark, if the light was never meant for men like me."

....

I should have known better than to sign his contract.

My new husband was never meant to be real. He was supposed to be a name on paper, a shield against the vultures circling my late husband's empire. An arrangement with an expiration date.  

But Killian Cross doesn't let go.  

He's ruthless, obsessive, and dangerously possessive. The kind of man who doesn't just own his empire. He owns everything in his grasp. And now, that includes me.  

I thought I could play his game. That I could survive the year, take my freedom, and walk away unscathed.  

I was wrong.  

Because my contract husband has made one thing clear. I belong to him now.

But what if he's the real enemy hidden in the shadows?

His Bride By Force 

40: Third Time's A Curse

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KILLIAN
I yanked her back. She slammed into my chest, and I swear, my knees nearly buckled from the sheer terror that had gripped me.
"No," I growled into her ear. "No, Alexa. Don't you dare."
My voice cracked.
It never cracked.
But it did just now.
My grip tightened around her middle. I could...

KILLIAN

I yanked her back. She slammed into my chest, and I swear, my knees nearly buckled from the sheer terror that had gripped me.

"No," I growled into her ear. "No, Alexa. Don't you dare."

My voice cracked.

It never cracked.

But it did just now.

My grip tightened around her middle. I could...

35: You're Allergic To Cats?

01: Adios, Bastard 

02: A Sinister Offer 

03: Say yes, Alexa

04: Let The Games Begin 

05: Married To The Devil

06: A Bloody Circus 

07: My Prison 

08: Predator In Armani 

09: Fourteen Days 

10: Safe With... Him?

11: Let It Hurt

12: Sucker For Brooding Psychopaths 

13: Your Time Is Running Out 

14: Bite Me Again 

15: Let Me Hold You 

16: Emotional Support Vixen 

17: Training Session, My Ass

18: A Stranger In My Own Skin

19: Losing Control 

20: Truth Or Dare, Mafia Edition 

21: This Isn't A Prank 

22: A Wicked Sense Of Ownership 

23: Bribery

24: The Chaos

25: A Generous Mood

26: La Serpiente

27: Danger, Depth And Drama

28: Let Me Help

29: A Hurricane Of Emotions

30: How Do You Want To Be Punished?

31: Three Options

32: Pleasure Without Release

33: Murder Accusations 

34: Don't You Dare

36: Someone's Hot-But-Suffering Husband 

37: You're Mad I Saved You?

38: Testosterone Is A Disease 

39: Stupidly Turned On