…Kage POV… I knew that this was a bad idea. I knew trying to trap Avyanna in this deal would do me more harm than good. The fact is, and a piece of information that I will never reveal, but I could have easily written her father’s debt to me off. I have done it before, not only for him, but for many others. I might seem like a ruthless and cold-hearted bastard, but there is something about a man that is willing to lose it all just to protect his family that I respect. So yes, I grabbed onto the opportunity to get the only woman that I have ever loved back into my bed. I was a fool for letting her slip away from me all those years ago, and I will be damned if I let it happen now again. But the fact is, she hates everything that I stand for, and I hate her just as much for her betrayal t

