

He locked me in a tower, but seven dangerous men are about to set me on fire.For years, I lived in a gilded cage&8212apenthouse built of lies.Groomed. Controlled. Owned.My stepfather thought obedience was bred into my bones.He should&8217veknown: fire only needs a spark.They came like shadows in the night.Seven men with blood on their hands and darkness in their eyes.Barbieri and his crew didn&8217trescue me&8212the kidnapped me.But somewhere between the threats and the hard stares&8230Istarted to breathe again.Their leader watches me with cold calculation, seeing both weapon and weakness.Hands that kill touch me with unexpected gentleness.Eyes that have witnessed horrors linger on my skin.Their whispers promise vengeance.Their touches promise something else entirely.They were only supposed to use me as leverage.Now, they&8217rethe only ones who make me feel free.But when a secret I didn&8217tplan threatens everything we&8217vebuilt&8230Whowill be left standing in the ashes