AUTHOR: Avelyn Paige

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Lies, Betrayal, and Vengeance…

Vesper has known from an early age that her role in their mafia family was to be married off to someone to further their family line and seal an alliance. So when she turns eighteen her father’s plans kick into high gear at a fast pace. But then comes along the twin cousins to the man she’s arranged to marry with a plan to get her out. Only everything goes wrong and she’s taken captive for two years and forced to endure horrors she could never imagine.

When her captors feel her usefulness has come to an end, she’s set to be sold at auction. The twins Oscar and Zaire have not given up their search for her, so they are determined with a plan using the Second Sons family they’ve built. The are the highest bidders in order to get her back.

Now they are ready to seek out vengeance and get revenge for the wrongs done to Vesper. They will do whatever it takes to get back what was stolen from her and take down those who thought to underestimate them. Along the way they grow closer to each other, building a bond that can’t be broken.

I really loved this story and it’s characters. There are layers to the twisted lies, secrets, and betrayals that I never saw coming. My biggest critique is that at one point it felt like there was a whole chapter missing with the build up to a D/s dynamic between Vesper and Zaire. It felt like it was just glossed over with assumed off screen moments that felt like they were missing. At least that’s the case for the early version I read. And there were a few overused and/or repetitive lines that started to bug me, especially towards the end. But with all that said, the story and the spice was really good and I look forward to the second book in this new series.