I forced him to fall for me, now he’ll never let me leave.Arden McFayden was a job, nothing more. The feelings I pretended to have were exactly that—pretence. Even if his were real. The bright spill of his vital fluid was just a way to pay the bills. I’m a knife for hire, and he should be dead. He shouldn’t have survived. Or come back for me. Kidnapped me. Chained me to a bed in a cottage in the middle of nowhere. But he’s been watching me for months, planning his revenge. His obsession has grown to dangerous levels. And now he has me at his mercy, with no one around to hear me scream… He’s going to make me pay for my lies. He’s going to make me his. Whether I like it or not. Cruel Pawn is book one in a dark captive romance duet, with an intense British mafia stalker and the woman who he'll go to any (and I mean ANY) lengths to keep as his. No cheating or OW drama, and the duet will complete with a HEA. KidnappingHe falls firstHitwoman FMCStalker MMCMorally grey charactersForced ProximityEnemies to LoversHe’s desperate for loveObsessed MMCPraise