Lydia It was the most inoffensive of things. An accidental meeting with him, when I begged for a hero's entry. His ruthless eyes tied me to him, and I couldn't contain myself. He netted me like a fish. His hands seized my curvy frame as if I was his. And he knew that I was. But he veiled what could shatter my dreams. He was only using me. For his own benefit. When time imploded his deceit, I couldn't believe that I'd kissed a fiend. And yet he was the monster that I fell in love with. Sean She was eating it all up. Lydia was easy prey. I was finally going to avenge my father, and no cost was too high. Using her and then discarding her? It was no problem for me. I'd done worse. But little did I know that I was falling in love with her. Her sweetness? Her gentleness? How she kept helping me? It was too much for my heart of stone to handle. But I knew that the truth would shatter our love. And so my heart ached for me to keep it buried… Dear reader, this is a dark romance with a guaranteed HEA/HFN and no cheating. If scenes teeming with tension, crimes, the forbidden, and steam are for you, then you'll want to check this one out. Characters are consenting adults.