His protection is control. Her love is connection. But the power inside me will break the rules.
One delivery to the wrong penthouse changed everything. I showed up with a large pepperoni pizza and left with a life debt to Alistair Thorne.
Ancient, powerful, and insufferably smug, Thorne rules the Sanctuary like it's his personal kingdom. He erased my student loans with a flick of his wrist and a contract I barely read. Now I'm his newest "acquisition". A fancy word for prisoner with potential.
There's something inside me that shouldn't be there. It burns under my skin that makes Thorne's eyes gleam with anticipation. My only ally is Rowan, who was assigned to babysit me but seems just as trapped as I am. When our eyes meet across the room, I feel something that makes this gilded cage almost bearable.
Then Thorne's enemy arrives looking for some mystical artifact—and apparently, I'm part of the package deal. Suddenly I'm not just the new recruit; I'm the secret weapon. If I want to survive, I'll need to embrace whatever I'm becoming, even if it terrifies me.
