Most of the time, he just wanted her to submit to him, even if it was just a soft word. He was willing to let bygones be bygones. But Eliana was determined to oppose him.

She was angry too, angry at what he had done to her family in the past, angry at how he had humiliated her when he found her, and even more angry that he had caused harm to Charlotte and Alexander, innocent bystanders. Eliana felt powerless to change the situation, so she could only fight back with her body, punishing Dylan and punishing herself.

A man’s heart, it can be strong yet fragile at the same...