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"No," I admit against his lips. "I wouldn't expect anything less from you."

His kiss deepens, and I melt into him, my fingers sliding into his perfectly styled hair. The ring catches the light as I move my hand, and the weight of it feels right—like belonging.

The wind whips around us at this height, but I barely notice. Dmitri's warmth envelops me, his familiar scent of expensive cologne drowning out everything else. His hands tighten possessively at my waist, drawing me closer until there's no space between us.

The lights of Paris blur and fade, the sounds of the city below disappearing until there's nothing but his heartbeat against my chest and tremors in his hands that betray how much this moment means to him.

His kiss turns harder, more demanding, and I respond in kind. Six months ago, I would have fought this possession, this all-consuming need he has to own every part of me. Now I understand it's matched by my own need to possess him, to claim the parts of him no one else gets to see.

The world continues to spin below us, but in our bubble at the top of Paris, nothing exists except his lips on mine and the promise of forever wrapped around my finger.

Thankyou so much for reading Shatter Me, the second book in the Beautiful Monsters series. I hope you enjoyed following Dmitri and Tash’s story.

The next book will be Chain Me, following Erik and Katarina. The pre-order is scheduled for the 23rd of May, but I’m hoping to bring it forward. This will be the latest date it will be published.

Chain Me: A Dark Mafia Romance

I've spent years building my tech empire, determined to escape my family's criminal legacy. But when the Ivanov brothers take me captive to control my father, all my careful plans crumble.

My jailer, Erik Ivanov, is nothing like I expected. Behind his icy control burns a darkness that calls to my own. Each time he touches me, my resistance weakens. Each time he claims me, the line between captor and lover blurs.

But falling for an Ivanov is a death sentence. Our families have been enemies for generations, and love won't erase the blood between us. The deeper I fall, the more dangerous this game becomes.

Erik awakens parts of me I've tried to deny—the need to submit, to be owned, to surrender to the beast beneath his careful mask. But when the time comes to choose between family loyalty and the man who's claimed my body and soul, I'm not sure I'll survive the fallout.

They say keep your enemies closer, but no one warned me what happens when you let them into your heart.