Taken By Him

She was meant to be collateral. He became her only way out. Whitney Mitchell has spent her life protecting her younger sister from the wreckage left by a cruel stepmother and a father drowning in debt. With her nursing career finally taking off, she's ready to break free - until one night, she discovers the ultimate betrayal: her father plans to sell her to pay off his gambling debts. She runs. Straight into the path of the one man she can't outrun.
Theo Balducci knows power, control, and the price of secrets. Cold, calculating, and bound by his own code, Theo never intended to steal Whitney's freedom. He only meant to keep her safe. But once she's in his world, escape becomes impossible. Bound by a contract neither agreed to, they are forced into a marriage neither wants. But hate has a thin line. And Theo is the only man who's ever seen Whitney as more than a weapon - more than a burden - as someone worth every vow.
As danger closes in and passion threatens to ignite, Whitney must decide if love can grow in the shadow of captivity... or if some chains are too heavy to break.