Claim Me

she looks like a doll… a living, breathing human doll.
My Nora in miniature, only infinitely more vulnerable and fragile.

I’m hyperaware of her, of everything about her.

arks her as my property.

Why not?” She arches her back, thrusting her breasts upward in a porn star pose,

sounds like he, not Esguerra, is the driving force behind them coming after us.

man with whom you spent two weeks is Esguerra’s second-in-command.

and put away the phone. It’s only a matter of time before we take down Yulia’s organization. And once we do, she’ll have nowhere to run, no one to help her.
No lover she could return to.
My teeth clench as violent jealousy spears through me. Yulia could be with him already, with this Misha of hers. He could be holding her at this very moment.
He could even be fucking her.
The thought fills me with blazing fury. If I had the man in front of me right now, I’d kill him with my bare hands and make Yulia watch. It would be her punishment for this latest betrayal.
A buzzing vibration from my phone cuts into my vengeful thoughts. Grabbing it, I read Esguerra’

I’m not as flexible as a typical magician’s assistant, but I’m far more motivated.

Because you were made for love and family, for pretty things and soft words.” Pain laces his voice as he drops his hands. “You should’ve been adored by your parents and brother, worshipped by loving boyfriends and loyal friends, and instead—”
“And instead I fell for you.” Reaching for him, I grip his powerful hand. Tears blur my eyes as I stare up at my ruthless captor, the man who’s now my everything. “I fell in love with the man who saved me from Kirill and the Russian prison, who nursed me back to health and gave me my brother back. Lucas…” I curve my palm around his hard jaw. “You might be like them, but you’ve always given me more than you’ve taken

Tell me you love me.”
“I love you,” I gasp, lifting