NJCooke
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"You don't seem to understand the rules of this house, Mia," he interrupted, his voice dropping to a purr that brooked absolute zero argument. "You are under my roof. You are currently logged in my books. In this city, and within the borders of this estate, my authority is absolute. I do not care who is looking for you across the country. I do not care what powerful men think they have a claim to your life."
He stepped closer, his sandalwood cologne enveloping her senses, trapping her completely. He leaned down slightly, his gaze boring into her wide eyes. "I do not allow outsiders to rummage through my property. I do not allow anyone to take what belongs under my roof. Your mystery does not belong to a database, and it does not belong to whoever is chasing you. It belongs solely to me."
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Mia fled across the country to the city, desperate to bury her past and restart from scratch. Instead, horrific timing puts her in the wrong place at the wrong time. In a flash, she is snatched from the streets and thrust into a lavish, dangerous underworld controlled by the Crowe brothers- seven ruthless, powerful men who rule the city, each embodying a deadly sin: Pride, Wrath, Greed, Lust, Gluttony, Envy, and Lazy.
Trapped inside the walls of the imposing Crowe mansion, Mia is given a choice: serve or death. Working as a maid tasked with cleaning the brothers private rooms, she finds herself navigating a minefield of desires and tempers. But Mia isn't just an ordinary captive, and the brothers quickly take notice. A fierce, toxic rivalry begins. A new game begins among the criminal siblings, with a singular, dangerous prize: who can claim Mia first?
As days bleed into months, the lines between fear and infatuation begin to blur. Surrounded by danger, Mia's heart betrays her as she falls for one of the brothers. Beneath their violent exteriors, she glimpses humanity, sparking a desperate quest to shape these monsters into slightly better men in their own home