The one word that describes my entire life.

They didn’t want me to know my true identity.

Now, I know why…

Abducted.

Held against my will.

I’ve become a bargaining chip in a blood feud that spans decades.

Mateo Rivera is the one calling the shots.

His father’s death put him in charge.

Now he holds all the power.

I should have known that he would ruin me the moment I laid eyes on him.

And he did.

He introduced me to a whole new world.

One filled with danger and desire.

I wasn’t just his prisoner.

I was his prize.

But as the saying goes, if you lie with the devil, you’ll wake in hell.

And now all that’s left is for me to burn.

 

Melissa resides in Cincinnati Ohio with her husband and two children, where she writes full time.