The Devil's obsession with the Heiress

[Warning:Maturecontent|Darkromance]AlianaVanderbiltisthewitty,fierceheiresstoamulti-billion-dollarempire.Shealwayslivedlifeonherownterms,untilonefatefulnightchangedeverything.Afterabrutalaccidentinvolvinga“lostchild”thatonlyshecouldsee,Alianawoketoaterrifyingnewreality.Byday,sheishauntedbyrestlessspirits.Bynight,sheisconsumedbyvivid,steamydreamsofamysteriousmanwithicyblueeyes.Hersearchforasolutioncomestoanabrupthaltwhenshefinallycomesface-to-facewithGavrielValentine.Anenigmaticmansittingatthepinnacleofarivalbusinessempire.Heisdominating,dangerous,andeverythingAlianashouldavoid.Yet,healonepossessesthepowertoendhermisery.Wheneversheisnearhim,theghostsvanish.Drivenbyadesperateneedforpeace,AlianabulldozesintoGavriel’slifewithascandalousdemand.However,whatshedoesnotexpectishiscounter-offer…thatshemustmarryhim.Whathappenswhentwostrong-headedpersonalitiesaretiedtogetherinasacredunion?Willtheyfindpeace,orwillitspelldisaster?.....Excerpt:“Iwarnedyou,didn’tI,Aliana?”Hisdeep,masculinevoicereverberatedthroughtheairlikesilk.Hernamerolledoffhissinfullipssoseductivelythatitmadeherwanttorollhereyesinreluctantdelight.Thatthoughtalonemadeherbrowsknitinconfusionuntilsheheardhimcontinue,“Youstepintomyworld,andIwillruinyouinwaysyouneverimagined.”Alianashivered,notonlyatthewarninghehadgivenherfartoomanytimes,butalsoatthewayhisicyblueeyespiercedhersointenselythatitfeltasthoughshemightburnandfreezeallatonce.Ignoringherthrummingheartbeat,shedrewinasharpbreathandreplied,“Youdid…butdidn’tIsaythereisnothingIlovemorethanachallenge?Ifyou’regoingtoruinme,Gavriel,atleastmakesureyou’retheonlyoneleftstandingwhenthedustsettles.”Hiseyeswidenedeversoslightlybeforeherosefromhisarmchairandpaddedacrossthecarpettostandrightbeforeher.Themomenthisfingersliftedtotouchherchin,ajoltofelectricityshotdownherspineasheleanedinandsaid,“Youwanttoplayadangerousgame,Aliana….andmakenomistake,thisdevillovestoplay.”Tiltingherchinclosertohisface,hewhispered,“Sohere’smyoffer,Aliana….marryme.”....Thebookcoverismine,don'tuseit.