
Cruel Paradise
J.T. Geissinger · Beautifully Cruel #2
The king of Boston's criminal empire takes his deadliest enemy's daughter — and refuses to let her go.
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Anti-hero (noun):1) A powerful and charismatic man lacking moral character2) A magnificent bastard3) Killian BlackYou don’t know me.You think you do, but you don’t.The only thing you know is my name, and even that’s a lie.I’m king of Boston, lord of criminals, ruler of an underworld empire. Or am I?Only one thing’s for sure: I operate alone.Until I cross paths with a brazen little thief who sets my whole kingdom on fire.Just as two wrongs don’t make a right, two villains don’t belong together. Especially since she’s the daughter of my most deadly enemy.Taking her would start a war.Keeping her would be suicide.Making her mine would break every code of honor and defy all common sense.Then again, where’s the fun in following the rules?
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