When my mother married a billionaire, I thought life would finally get easier. I was wrong.She left for a month-long honeymoon, and I was trapped in his mansion with my new stepbrother -- Adrian Blackwood.Cold. Arrogant. Ruthless. He ruled empires by day and shattered hearts by night. From the start, he hated me, calling me a mistake and a gold-digger’s daughter.But when my past came back to haunt me -- when my ex threatened to destroy my new life with shameful videos I thought I’d buried forever -- Adrian was the one who saved me.Only, his help came with a price.“You want my protection? Then you belong to me. At my beck and call. My rules, my world, my bed.”Now, I’m caught in his dangerous orbit. I hate him. I crave him. I can’t escape him.He’s my stepbrother. Loving him would ruin us both.But Adrian Blackwood never lets go of what’s his.