When Tia's mother marries a wealthy businessman, she is thrust into a world of power, luxury-and danger. Her new stepbrother, Ethan, is cold, dominant, and undeniably alluring. He exudes control, making it clear that he always gets what he wants.
Tia is quiet, submissive, and eager to stay in the shadows. But Ethan sees through her. He knows her secrets, her fears, and the desires she refuses to admit. The more she tries to escape his pull, the deeper she sinks into his grasp.
She should resist him. She should hate him. But in a house where he makes the rules, Tia finds herself trapped in a dangerous game-one where surrender might be her only option.
When Emma moves back home after dropping out of med school, she is not excited to share a house with her mother again. They do not get along, and she doesn't expect that to change any time soon.
But then Emma finds out, she won't be spending the first few weeks back home with her mother. Mom's out of town, but the house is not empty. Because Dan has moved in. Her mother's boyfriend. And Emma grows to like him just a little too much.
Like things with her mother weren't difficult enough to begin with...
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Contains mature themes