âLess than an hour spent with you, Layla, and I was obsessed.â
He caught me spying on my enemies and could've had me killed.
Instead, he says he wants to help.
To give me a future, freedom, and most of all, revenge.
I want that, too. I want everything he has to give⊠even though I know heâs hiding something.
I grew up around men like Matthew Langstonârich, powerful, above the law.
Heâs dangerous and a whole lot of trouble.
But when he treats me like a goddess, worshipping the ground I walk on, the fear for my future doesnât exist.
Until I learn who he really is.
They say love hurtsâbut they never mentioned it could make you bleed.
His deceit was like wine.
I drank it in. Let it intoxicate me.
But heâs not the man I fell for.
Matthew Langston is a lie.
Iâd run from him if I could. Iâd flee. If only he hadnât turned my family against me.
Now, I have nothing. No money, phone, or external support.
Only him, and his determination to win me back.
So Iâll use it to my advantage. Iâll use him.
Because he made a promise to help me get revenge on those we despise.
And once thatâs over, so are we.
The complete duet of Layla and Matthewâs seductively thrilling story.