"I belong to the cartel forever!" I screamed, the words tearing from my throat with a raw, agonizing desperation. "I belong to you! Please!"

The toy roared to life, hitting the highest setting instantly. The sensory overload was catastrophic. Blindfolded, bound, and pushed past the limits of human

Silas’s cruel, victorious smirk deepened, his dark eyes glittering with a predatory satisfaction that made my heart hammer against my ribs.

"You want them to watch, Clara?" Silas asked, his voice a low, vibrating purr that cut through the heavy bass of the club's music. "You want my lieutenants to

The heavy steel door shuddered as a barrage of high-caliber bullets struck it from the outside, but the reinforced titanium held firm. Inside the panic room, the air was thick, suffocatingly hot, and smelled sharply of cordite, sweat, and copper blood.

I stood backed against the cold metal wall, m