Do you remember the last time your family broke your heart?
At seventeen, I had everything—wealth, beauty, prima ballerina with a golden future—a perfect life in Sands Point, polished and structured.
Until Jacob Vargas.
My father assigned him as my bodyguard and driver. Forty. Untouchable. A man built like war wrapped in discipline. The only thing in my world that felt real… and dangerous.
I liked it when he chased me. He kissed me once—then refused to touch me again.
I hated him for that.
But when the truth about my family unraveled, Jacob became the one man I couldn’t trust… and the only one I couldn’t let go.
So, I left them all behind. Because betrayal doesn’t forgive. And love doesn’t forget.
This is the story of how my family broke me… and how I fell in love with the Butcher anyway.
Tropes you’ll devour:
- He falls first… and harder
- She wants him even if she shouldn't
- Protector turned possession
- Forbidden tension / slow burn
- First love that scars and stays
- Five apart, still in love
- Second chance in Paris
- Family secrets, lies, and betrayal
- Morally gray (borderline ruthless) hero
- Love vs duty
Characters: Laura Normande is small and luminous—barely five feet of pale skin, silver eyes, and delicate ballerina grace that makes her look like something fragile… until you notice the control beneath it. Jacob Vargas is her opposite in every way—towering, nearly seven feet of muscle and discipline, dark skin marked with tattoos, golden eyes that never give anything away. He moves like restraint, like violence held on a leash. She is porcelain and precision. He is power and inevitability. Together, they look like something that was never meant to touch… and won’t survive if it does.
Note: For readers who want tension you can feel and a love that revels when you ask it to be patient. Full list of tropes and triggers available on the author's website.
