When Meryl Armand fell for her alluring, commanding stepbrother, Andre Dario, she gave him everything. Her body, her heart, and her first time were all his for the taking.
But finding herself pregnant and discovering his engagement to another, she fled. Meryl disappeared into the night, carrying the secret of their child and the pieces of her broken trust.
Now, seven years later, she’s a single mom cleaning hotel rooms, desperate to shield her past—and their son—from the possessive Alpha who ruined her. Then one night, he’s there. More powerful, more commanding, and darker than she ever imagined. And he’s decided she belongs to him again.
This isn’t a negotiation. Andre demands total control. Her life. Her body. Their son. And this time, he isn’t asking for permission.
She escaped him once. But now he knows the truth, and a hidden power is stirring in her own blood. He will destroy anyone who stands in his way, but the woman he’s come to claim is no longer the girl who ran.


Julia's voice cut through the heavy silence, but I couldn't bring myself to meet her eyes. My hands shook uncontrollably, my chest burned with shame so intense it felt like acid eating through my ribs. Maybe I deserved to burn for what I'd just done.


"God, Julia, I'm sorry. I'm so fucking sorry. I never should have touched you."


I moved around the kitchen like a caged animal, one hand raking through my hair while the other clenched into a fist. Air wouldn't come. My heart hammered against my ribs like it wanted to tear itself free from the monster I'd become. When I glanced up and caught sight of her fixing her nightgown strap, something inside me nearly shattered. The way her breast disappeared back beneath that silky material, the perfect curve, the way it moved, that stiff peak still visible through the delicate lace.


If I stayed another second, I'd lose whatever control I had left.


Chapter 117 - Chapter 117 The Last Rule Falls