The Beast’s Captive by Aria R. Blue

She might be an angel, but I’m the devil.
Twenty-five years.
That’s how long I’ve been plotting my revenge from behind prison bars.
When I finally break free, I head straight toward him—my enemy.
I want him to suffer.
I want to give him scars that will linger for a lifetime. I want to watch the light slowly fade from his eyes.
But I’m hit with the ultimate distraction…his youngest daughter.
She’s…not what I expected.
She smiles when I steal her away in the dead of night. She blushes when I wrap my fingers around her throat. And when I try to shatter her innocence, she burns for me.
The girl makes me want to be more than a cold-hearted killer. For her, I almost want to be a gentleman.
For her, I let myself be human. I let myself feel human emotions.
The icy vengeance in my heart thaws.
It’s replaced by obsession. Fire. Love.
I should have known better, though. Good things rarely last forever in my world.
Her past comes to light.
It’s more sinister than anything I could have ever imagined.
I’m forced to become the heartless monster they believe me to be.
I’m forced to destroy what I cherish most.