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Driven Hearts: Thieving Hearts

Hi, my name is Nikita Slater and I'm the International Bestselling author of The Queens series, Fire & Vice series, The Sanctuary series, Driven Hearts series and several standalone novels. I've loved the written word my entire life and am an avid reader, as well as a writer. I live, eat and breathe books and I'm always working on something new! ​ I live on the beautiful Canadian prairies with my son and crazy awesome dog. I have an unholy affinity for books (especially dark romance), wine, pets and anything chocolate. Despite some of the darker themes in my books (which are pure fun and fantasy), I am a staunch feminist and advocate of equal rights for all races, genders and non-gender specific persons. When I'm not writing, dreaming about writing or talking about writing, I love to help others discover a love of reading and writing through literacy and social work. When she runs, he will hunt. Protector, stalker, lover… she is his obsession. From the moment Roman Valdez set eyes on Katie, he knew she was the one for him. Beautiful, carefree and captivating, but at thirteen she was too young. So, he waited, watched and protected. Followed her through the years until she was ready to be with him. Only something happened to his beloved along the way. His perfect princess grew dark and distant. Instead of embracing his love, she runs away from it, convinced that she’s not worthy of all he offers – love, protection and happiness. Now, he will set his demons free. He will rise up from the ashes of his father to inherit the Valdez cartel. He will burn her world and bathe in the blood of her enemies until she is free to belong to him. He will take his woman and his birthright and crush anyone that gets in his way. But will he crush the woman he loves along the way… Please note: this book touches on the theme of self-harm, which some readers may find disturbing. This book is standalone. Guaranteed HEA, NO cheating, NO cliffhanger. Sizzling dark mafia romance. Read at your own risk!

Nikita Slater · Perkotaan
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50 Chs

Chapter 35

Roman approached the bed, his hands going to the buttons of his shirt. He'd dressed in his finest suit for the occasion of their wedding day, but had left off his jacket since he expected to work until the ceremony. Her gorgeous blue eyes burned with fear and defiance as she silently watched him remove his shirt, baring his chest. Those eyes of hers, so full of emotion, turned his dick to stone more than any other gorgeous feature she had. Her gaze strayed to the large, ornate tattoo of her name, scrawled across his pectoral muscle. He'd had some embellishments added to it over the past year.

She licked her lips and lifted her chin defiantly when he reached the edge of her bed. "I won't marry you, Roman," she said in a voice shaking with emotion.

"You will," he said simply, his hands going to the buckle of his pants. Her eyes followed the movement and she flinched, thinking perhaps he meant to beat her into compliance. His poor mujer had been through a lot in the last twelve hours.