❖ He took me as collateral. Now, he wants my submission. ❖ I came looking for my brother. Now, I belong to a monster. Lucius Valmont. Feared king of Port Amara’s underworld. A man who doesn’t ask—he takes. Cold, ruthless, and lethal, he rules his empire with an iron grip, bending men to his will and breaking anyone who defies him. Now, I’m his prisoner. His plaything. His next obsession. He says I will kneel. That no matter how hard I fight, I will crave the chains he wraps around me. But I don’t bend. I don’t beg. And I sure as hell don’t belong to men like him. Except… my body is starting to betray me. Because when he touches me, I burn. When he whispers in my ear, my resolve crumbles. And when he looks at me like I’m something he’s dying to ruin, I wonder if maybe—just maybe—I want to be ruined. But Lucius has secrets. Dark ones. Ones that whisper of a past I shouldn’t be tangled in. And when I uncover the truth, I realize I was never just collateral. I was his from the start. 🔥 He thinks he holds all the power. But in the end, I will show him who truly rules the dark. 🔥