Orevaoghene Felix

“Five million.”

“What’s the catch?”

“One year. You belong to me. Your time. Your body. Your attention.”


“I don’t get you,” she said. “First you talk to me like I’m trash. Now you’re acting like you want to eat me.”

He stepped closer, his eyes never leaving hers. “I do want to eat you.”

His hand grabbed her waist and pulled her closer. Their noses grazed each other. Their lips were almost touching.

Then she felt his lips on the side of her mouth. Not a kiss. A tease. His hand slid to her lower back, holding her in place.


To save her dying brother, Sloane Brown signs a contract with Elias Voss, the most ruthless billionaire. One year. Five million dollars. Her complete and utter submission.

Elias wants her surrender—not her love. He plans to own her, break her, and discard her when he's bored. But Sloane isn't just a pawn. She sees a flicker of humanity beneath his cold, calculated exterior. She thinks she can thaw the ice around his heart.

She's wrong.

Elias Voss doesn't have a heart. He doesn't fall in love. He destroys.

But what if, for the first time, he wants to be destroyed?

And what if the one woman he swore to break becomes the only one who can put him back together?