birdsofmomo
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Julien Delorme has always gotten whatever he wanted.
Money.
Power.
People.
Until Avery Veyne walks into his life.
What starts between them is never supposed to become love.
Just attraction.
One night.
Then another.
Then nights that were supposed to be the last-and never are.
They fight, pull away, swear they're done-
and somehow end up back in each other's bed.
But for Julien, it quickly becomes more than physical.
He doesn't know how to want a woman a little.
He wants Avery's attention.
Her time.
Her nights.
And when another man gets too close, Julien notices everything.
A lingering look.
A hand on her waist.
A smile that wasn't meant for him.
And the cold, controlled man who runs an empire becomes jealous, rough, demanding-desperate to keep everything under control.
There's only one problem.
Avery Veyne cannot be controlled.
Because the woman nobody once knew begins to shine.
Photoshoots.
Campaigns.
Magazine covers.
Red carpets.
And suddenly, the woman Julien wanted all to himself becomes the woman everyone wants to look at.
The brighter Avery shines, the more control Julien loses.
He can't force the world to stop looking at her.
And he can't force Avery to make herself smaller just to soothe his jealousy.
Because the nights they've shared, the kisses, the fights, and even love-
none of it gives Julien the right to own her.
Julien Delorme can control an empire.
He just can't control her.
And that may be the most dangerous thing of all.