33 parts Ongoing MatureTrigger Warnings: Abuse, Intense Taboo, Romantic Themes, Family Secrets,
Brandon Thorne doesn't lose. At 38, he's untouchable-ruthless, paranoid, and completely fucking insane. Men fear him. His enemies crumble. He built his empire with his bare hands, crushed anyone in his way.
But now, standing in a seedy bar, watching the girl on stage with too much attitude and not enough shame, he sees what he missed.
Willa Whitmore.
Brandon locked her parents away without a second thought. Never even checked if they had a kid. Oops.
Now she's here, shaking her ass for cash, glaring like she'd stab him if given the chance. And fuck, he likes it.
Willa Whitmore is not impressed.
First, the bastard ruins her life. Now he's sitting at the bar, drinking whiskey like he didn't single-handedly destroy her entire existence. And worse? He's staring.
Like he wants to eat her alive.
She should run, but then come his idiot sons. Complete freakshows.
Otto and Max.
Otto is all brawn, zero impulse control, a psycho with a chainsaw grin. Willa swears he gets off on making her scream. Max is quieter, smarter, but twice as fucked up. If Otto is a feral dog, Max is the one watching her sleep, planning her funeral, and picking out the music.
Brandon wants to own her.
Otto wants to break her.
Max? He just wants to keep her. Forever. Maybe in a basement.
So she plays along-smiles, obeys, acts like she isn't plotting their destruction. But the more time she spends with them, the harder it gets.
Because the Thornes might be completely, irredeemably insane... but maybe Willa is, too.
