Owned

Vivienne lives under the roof of a ruthless older man who has claimed her as his own. Her bloodline matters to him, and he and his sons guard what they know about her fiercely, so she stays in his house and follows his rules. She answers with defiance whenever she can.

The man is cold and calculating, and he tells the story in his own voice. He is sure he can keep his distance, since she is forbidden to him and beyond his training. Her small acts of resistance wear at that control, and he starts to fixate on her.

He is not alone in it. His sons watch Vivienne too, and he notices the hunger in how they react when she is near. What began as protecting a secret becomes a rivalry inside one household, with a girl at the centre who refuses to bend.

The book is a dark romance with a large age gap between the leads. The men are cold, ruthless and intense, and the tone stays harsh and heated throughout. Readers sensitive to particular content should check the warnings inside the book first. The question is who holds control once he takes her downstairs to show her what being owned means.