All my life I’ve been a beautiful bird in a golden cage. He’s my one chance for a taste of something else.
The eldest daughter of cartel boss Ricardo Santiago, I’ve been sheltered, pampered, and carefully guarded for my entire life. At twenty-one, it’s far past the time that I should have been married, according to my parents. My father promises me that he’ll choose a husband for me that I’ll find pleasing—but beautiful chains are still chains.
There’s one thing that’s still mine, though—and I’ve made up my mind to give it to a man that I choose.
When one night of blissful pleasure turns into more, I find myself slipping into a fantasy that’s harder and harder to escape from—even harder than the reality that I know I’ll soon have to face.
My engagement is on the cusp of being announced. My choices are wearing thin. When my father breaks all his promises to me, I make a snap decision that will change everything—and Niall Flanagan, the man who showed me that the world can be so much more, will discover a terrible truth.
Even the sweetest of kisses can carry a brutal edge.