He doesn't ask. He arranges.

Nora Ashford has six months to pay off a debt that was never hers to inherit — and exactly one offer that will cover it. Move into Alistair Vance's house. Follow his rules. Belong, in every sense of the word, to a man who has never once had to ask for anything he wanted.

She tells herself it's temporary. A transaction. A roof, a signature, an end date.

Alistair knows better. He's spent three years building an empire out of things other people were too afraid to take, and the moment Nora walked into his office with her spine straight and her hands shaking, he knew exactly what he wanted — and that wanting her was going to cost him every rule he'd built his life around.

The contract says six months. It doesn't say anything about what happens when the lines blur — when "yes, sir" stops sounding like surrender and starts sounding like something neither of them can survive walking away from. It doesn't account for jealousy, for the past Alistair has buried under money and control, or for the night Nora stops asking permission to want him back.

By the time the six months are up, one of them is going to have to choose between the terms of the deal and the truth of what it became.

Mine to Break is a very-high-heat, dark contemporary romance featuring an all-consuming power dynamic, forced proximity, and a possessive alpha hero who has never once shared well with anyone. This is a standalone with a guaranteed HEA — no cheating, no cliffhanger.

Tropes: Forced Proximity • Possessive Alpha • Contract Arrangement • Age-Gap • Enemies-to-Lovers Undertones • Grovel-Worthy Hero

18+ only. Contains explicit content, power-exchange dynamics, and dark themes intended for mature audiences.