Tower of Temptations by Nicole Casey

He locked me in a tower, but seven dangerous men are about to set me on fire.

For years, I lived in a gilded cage—a penthouse built of lies.

Groomed. Controlled. Owned.

My stepfather thought obedience was bred into my bones.

He should’ve known: fire only needs a spark.

They came like shadows in the night.

Seven men with blood on their hands and darkness in their eyes.

Barbieri and his crew didn’t rescue me—they kidnapped me.

But somewhere between the threats and the hard stares…

I started to breathe again.

Their leader watches me with cold calculation, seeing both weapon and weakness.

Hands that kill touch me with unexpected gentleness.

Eyes that have witnessed horrors linger on my skin.

Their whispers promise vengeance.

Their touches promise something else entirely.

They were only supposed to use me as leverage.

Now, they’re the only ones who make me feel free.

But when a secret I didn’t plan threatens everything we’ve built…

Who will be left standing in the ashes?