David
I was born to lead. Raised by vengeance. Shaped by discipline.
I make decisions that end lives. I protect my brothers. I uphold our code.
I rule with silence and precision.

I don't make mistakes.

Until her.

Isabella Vitale.

The daughter of the man who broke our code.
The man who trades in girls and thinks he's untouchable.

I took her as leverage.

But she isn't leverage.
She's fire. Defiance. A storm wrapped in bruises and silence.

I should've locked her away.
Instead, I see her. I want her. I burn for her.

She's not mine to want.
But that won't stop me.

Because now that I've touched her, I'll protect her with everything I am.
And I'll make her father bleed for every scar on her skin.
No matter how much she hates me for it.

She doesn't know it yet?but she's not a hostage.
She's mine.

Isabella
I was never free.
My father kept me behind glass walls.
His daughter. His secret. His possession.

I tried to run.
He always found me.

Until someone else did.

David Koslov.
Cold. Controlled. Deadly.

He took me without warning. Dragged me into his world.
Told me I was leverage in a war I never asked to be part of.

But he doesn't hurt me.
He doesn't lie.
He doesn't flinch when I fight.

He watches. He waits. He sees me.
And that's more terrifying than anything my father ever did.

Because when he looks at me, I don't feel like a prisoner.
I feel claimed.

I should hate him.
I want to hate him.

But the worst part is?
I don't.