Julian propped himself up on his elbow, staring down at the sleeping beauty in his bed. Though her eyes were puffy, and her cheeks were red, she was still the prettiest woman he’d ever set his eyes on.
When was it? Three years ago that he’d seen her? That girl wearing a cheap watch around her wrist with a heart more expensive than the world’s largest diamond.
Since birth…he’d been taught to show no love, to kill without remorse. Seeing people die was as normal as watching them live. He was trained to exist like a dog without an owner; rabid and wild; untameable.
His father broke him until he was more aloof than a stone. He was supposed be the boss one day; not only for the company, but for the underworld; he had to be ready…
And at eighteen years old, he’d been ready. He’d mastered res
