He didn't lean back; he leaned forward, and his voice lowered. "Kimberly, whatever you want, just ask for it." I swallowed as my pulse began pounding louder. "I don't know what you're talking about." His eyes darkened a little further as he closed the space between us by a step. "If you want real sex, Kimberly," he continued in voice little more than a whisper, "I can give it to you. I can satisfy every fantasy you have.” ************ Kimberly Harrington has lived a life of betrayal and heartbreak, scarred by those who should have loved her. When desperation leaves her with no choice, a mysterious and powerful billionaire planned by her parents to marry her sister, offers her a lifeline, a marriage agreement. But Xavier Ravenwood is no ordinary man. Haunted by a dark past and carrying secrets of his own, he's determined to protect Kimberly at all costs.

"I'd like to make a deal with you." I swallowed hard. “A deal? What kind of deal?” With all the desperation in me, I summoned the courage and spoke up, "Take me as your mate." Thrown out by her father, betrayed by her mate and best friend, Lena had nothing left but a dying mother and the determination to save her. Lena was alone, cornered and desperate. That’s when he appeared, an enigmatic Alpha with storm-grey eyes and a secret of his own. He needed a mate. She needed a miracle. So she offered a deal: A fake bond. A contract marriage. No feelings. No strings. He saved my mother. She helped him silence his bloodthirsty Council who demanded for his mate But as the full moon nears and their fake bond begins to grow into something real. Something… not part of the deal. Her heart began to ache at the thought of leaving. Would she be able to walk away easily?