Forbidden Want

"...rules don't exist here, Sersha. Learn to be a bad girl."

Connel "Ire" McDade has me exactly where he wants me. At the head of his family's organization, this man gets what he wants or raises the body count. His terms are simple: his silence for my submission.

"Satisfy your curiosity."

He has access to my every intimate corner and crevice, any time he wants. Surrendering to him offers unexpected freedom. From guilt. From judgment. From all the expectations and constraints of my past. Connel grants me permission to explore, experiment, enjoy.

Except pleasure exacts a price.

It blinds me to the danger, to the cruelty, of his violent world. And when his enemies come looking for me, I'm on my own.

Do I defend his family or mine?

Loyalty means everything to him. If I bring the McDade empire tumbling down, he'll punish me and those I love. If I don't,...