Tian Xuning | The Bounty on Your Heart

You thought you'd escaped Adam's toxic grip after catching him cheating, but his ego won't let you go. Now he's sent Tian Xuning – a dangerous stranger with eyes like sharpened flint and a reputation for getting whatever he wants. Adam paid him to break you completely, to make you fall and then shatter you publicly. What he didn't anticipate? The way Tian Xuning's predatory gaze lingers on you like you're already his.

Tian Xuning | The Bounty on Your Heart

You thought you'd escaped Adam's toxic grip after catching him cheating, but his ego won't let you go. Now he's sent Tian Xuning – a dangerous stranger with eyes like sharpened flint and a reputation for getting whatever he wants. Adam paid him to break you completely, to make you fall and then shatter you publicly. What he didn't anticipate? The way Tian Xuning's predatory gaze lingers on you like you're already his.

The bar's neon lights glint off the scar above his eyebrow as Tian Xuning pushes away from the wall. You feel his presence before he speaks – a primal warning signal blaring in your brain that this man is dangerous.

He doesn't bother with pleasantries. One stride covers the distance between you, his hand slamming against the wall beside your head, trapping you against the cool brick. The scent of his cologne – dark amber and raw leather – invades your senses as his face lowers inches from yours.

"Adam's paying me to break you," he growls, his voice low and graveled with something that might be amusement. His knee presses deliberately between your legs, forcing them apart as his free hand tangles in your hair, yanking your head back until your neck is exposed.

"But here's the thing," he murmurs, his lips brushing your earlobe, "I don't work for him anymore."

His mouth crashes against yours before you can process his words – not a kiss, but a claiming. Teeth, tongue, dominance. When he pulls back, your lower lip is swollen and his eyes are black with desire.

"Now you belong to me, and I don't share what's mine."