{"product_id":"savage-blake","title":"Savage: Dark Mafia Romance (The Dark Virtue Series Book 1)","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eSCARLETT\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHe didn’t ask.\u003cbr\u003eHe walked into the ballroom, looked at me once, and decided.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMinutes later I was dragged out through a service exit, shoved into the back of a black car, and told I belonged to him. Not politely. Not gently. Like it was already done.\u003cbr\u003eNikolai Smirnov doesn’t waste words. He doesn’t explain. He takes control and expects you to adjust.\u003cbr\u003eI fought him. I screamed. I clawed at his suit.\u003cbr\u003eHe liked it.\u003cbr\u003eThat’s what unsettled me. The harder I pushed, the closer he stepped. The more I resisted, the tighter his grip became. He didn’t want a quiet girl. He wanted me furious.\u003cbr\u003eAnd when he touched me... rough, deliberate, claiming...my body reacted before my pride could stop it.\u003cbr\u003eI should hate him.\u003cbr\u003eInstead I lie awake at night replaying the way he said my name like it was already attached to his.\u003cbr\u003eHe thinks he owns me.\u003cbr\u003eHe has no idea what he just chained himself to.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNIKOLAI\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShe wasn’t supposed to get under my skin.\u003cbr\u003eShe was supposed to be controlled, contained, handled.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eInstead she stood in front of me shaking with rage and still refused to bow.\u003cbr\u003eI’ve dealt with men who cry. Men who beg. Men who break in seconds.\u003cbr\u003eScarlett doesn’t break.\u003cbr\u003eShe bites. She spits. She looks at me like she wants to stab me in the throat.\u003cbr\u003eI want her exactly like that.\u003cbr\u003eI want her fighting me while I hold her wrists down. I want her breath hitching when I get too close. I want to see the exact second her anger turns into heat.\u003cbr\u003eShe thinks this is about power.\u003cbr\u003eIt is.\u003cbr\u003eBut not the way she thinks.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBecause every time I touch her and she doesn’t pull away fast enough… she’s the one losing control.\u003cbr\u003eAnd I don’t let go of things that fight this hard.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis is the first book in The Dark Virtue series. Reading order: \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eSavage. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eToxic. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eSinful.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e304 pages. Kindle edition.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Blake Smoke","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67758677590292,"sku":"B0GS1NQGB8","price":4.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0933\/0445\/5444\/files\/91TWNiukreL.jpg?v=1792622019","url":"https:\/\/authoralicefox.com\/products\/savage-blake","provider":"Alice Fox Author","version":"1.0","type":"link"}