{"product_id":"a-forced-marriage-destined-vows","title":"A Forced Marriage (Destined Vows)","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI was never supposed to inherit the De Luca empire. That was my brother’s role. Until he died, and my father made it clear he wished it had been me instead. Now, I’m nothing more than a pawn in his power plays, a disappointment he’s determined to control. His latest demand? Marry a woman of his choosing and secure an alliance I want no part of.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI don’t take orders. Not from my father. Not from anyone.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSo when I find Cece Sutton dancing in a club, trying to pay off a debt she’ll never escape, I make a decision I have no right to make.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI buy her freedom. And then, I make her mine.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt’s not about kindness. It’s not about saving her. It’s about control. About shutting my father out of my life for good. A forced marriage. A debt repaid. A deal neither of us wanted.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eShe hates me for it. I don’t blame her. Cece is all sharp edges and defiance, a woman who refuses to bow, even when she’s trapped. I tell myself she’s nothing more than a means to an end. That the way I watch her—the way I crave her—means nothing.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt’s a lie.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA dirty, dirty lie.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI thought the most dangerous thing in my life was my father. I was wrong.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt’s her. It’s us. It’s the way she makes me want something I was never meant to have.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSomething real.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books Prime","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45926137266367,"sku":"dbb4dfda-64ff-4295-9853-2d9927871e17","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0761\/7550\/7647\/files\/1c338015944d4053bcf1f74bddd05791.jpg?v=1785263175","url":"https:\/\/books-prime.com\/products\/a-forced-marriage-destined-vows","provider":"Books Prime","version":"1.0","type":"link"}