BETWEEN TWO MONSTERS, I CHOSE THE ONE WHO TRAPPED ME FIRST.
My name is Clio Marsden. I used to believe in logic and history, but now I only believe in survival. I am being held by Dimitri Chkalov, a man who enjoys the sound of breaking spirits. I should be terrified of the man who first kidnapped me, yet Kazimir Abramov is the only one I want to see walking through that door.
I'd rather be his prisoner than anyone else's guest. Freedom feels like a hollow promise when your soul has already been branded by a kingpin.
I feel safer with my original captor. Our separation has proven a disturbing truth: freedom is a lie when your heart belongs to a cage. I am no longer the victim he found; I am the woman who has learned to bite back. I am now an active participant in his world.
"Seeing Clio find safety in the man who originally kidnapped her was twisted and perfect. The chemistry in this book is off the charts." - Reader Review
Book 2 of 3 in the Violent Hearts series-an intense journey through trauma and psychological dependency where the monster you know is better than the devil you don't.
