𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐎𝐟 𝐃𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐫𝐞.
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She sold her time for money; until desire demanded her heart.
Broke and desperate, twenty-two year old Sage, takes a job that pays thousands for her time and beauty-no strings attached. But when she meets Cortez Banks, a powerful man with tattoos, secrets, and temptation written all over him, rules shatter.
He's off-limits.
He's dangerous.
And falling for him could cost her everything.
Sage swore she wouldn't break the rules.
Cortez swore he didn't need love.
But rules were made to be broken.
What begins as desire spirals into something far more dangerous. When secrets unravel; secrets that tie Cortez to her family, to her best friend, to a world of blood and betrayal-Sage will learn the truth:
Luxury isn't free. And love might cost her 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠.
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