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This isn't a fairy tale. No. It's a tale of woe as old as time. But even the tragic deserve a happily ever after, and I'm here to give it to you.CharlotteSticking out like a preacher's pregnant teenage daughter, I lift myself off the floor and fluff my unconventionally long black hair-a silent f*ck you to the sea of blond that surrounds me.I live in a world of fraud. Everything is fake, plastic, and superficial. Nothing is what it seems and your worth is measured in dollar signs and social status.Who am I?Nothing but a prized possession.A dress-up doll for one of the most powerful men in the country.He may beat me, break me, and make me bleed. But he will never win.AidenTasked with protecting the senator's wife, I struggle against turning into the monster I vowed I'd never become.How can I do right by her when being near her sets my very soul on fire?She's a saint and temptress all in one. A blast from my past, I have no business lusting after.Unable to separate business from pleasure, I begin to fall into her, letting her consume my every desire.Will I survive this torture or will her love be my demise?

ALYSSAI'm f*cked.Broken down on the side of the road wasn't how I pictured my first stint with independence, and calling my mother to let her know I already need help is completely off the table.Throwing insult to injury, Mr. Tall Dark and F*ck Me has come to my rescue, strolling in like some Knight in shining armor.Hudson Maxwell, with his chiselled jaw and striking grey eyes looks under the hood of my car like some sort of Greek God, sent to test my will.His wicked mouth flirts with me, saying all the words any girl would want to hear. Especially me. He's been my unattainable crush. The man I could never have.But now? He doesn't know who I am, fully grown and far from the little girl he last saw.So as he continues his assault on my libido-unaffected by the rules that would keep us apart-I have to ask, do I stop this charade, or do I cave in and taste him just this once?HUDSONOne moment is all it takes.One move to wreck your world.Alyssa Rogers, with her hypnotic green eyes and luscious lips, was that for me. The siren that sang me straight to my demise.I should've seen her for what she was. A trickster and a thief.But as the walls cave in, our forced proximity forcing us closer and closer, the answer becomes clear.Come hell or high water, Alyssa Rogers needs to go.

CassieIf this is love, it can stay the hell away.Time and time again I've witnessed what people do in its name, and I want no part of it.It's messy, ugly, and emotionally draining.No, thank you.I'll do everything in my power to keep my heart safe, even if it means saying goodbye to the only man who's rocked my world and left me wanting more. RenWork hard, play hard. It's the only way to live. Especially when your days are numbered. As part of a nationwide security firm, taking risks comes with the job. But no bullet or knife can compare to the danger that is undeniably her.She's off-limits. The forbidden fruit. But like a moth to the flame, I fall.Only one question remains... Will her love be my salvation, or will it be my demise?

Unattainable. That's what he is.Thirteen years my senior, my uncle's best friend, and my father's business partner. The man could not be any more untouchable if he lived on the moon itself.William Hawthorne has haunted my dreams for the better part of my teenage years. Coming in like a dark knight on the most tragic of days, he swooped in and quietly guided me back to sanity, offering me the support I so desperately needed.I've kept my distance, but a series of events have landed me on his doorstep. Literally.I'm both the nanny and his charge, making it practically impossible to stay away.Trying to swallow around a ball of emotions, my breath catches. Letting William see me, the real me-all battered and broken inside, pining after a love I cannot have-is not an option.As the front door swings open I give myself one last warning. But I have to wonder, will it be enough?