The highest bidder turned out to be my stepbrother

“You know that promise you owe me?” I whispered into the phone, praying my voice doesn’t betray me. His response was a low rumble. “Yes, little fairy.” I sucked in a sharp breath. “Then keep it. Do not come looking for me, Fabian. Please.” A pause. Then— “That will only happen when I’m dead, little fairy. Keep running… because when I find you—and I will—you’ll wish you never stopped.” --- Indigo is a single mother with one rule: survive—no matter the cost. For eight years, she has run from a past determined to drag her back under—a past filled with blood, power, and a man she was never supposed to want. Fabian Trevanti. Her estranged stepbrother. Her first sin. Their worlds collide again in the worst place—an auction house where people like Indigo are sold. Fabian saves her, but not out of mercy. Because with him, everything comes at a price. Now bound by a dangerous agreement, Indigo is pulled into a game of control, defiance, and desire. Every encounter was a battle. Every touch, a contradiction. But Indigo is hiding something. And Fabian is lying about everything. In a world where loyalty is bought and enemies wear familiar faces, their connection is more than forbidden—it’s lethal. Because loving Fabian Trevanti doesn’t just destroy you. It exposes you. When old enemies resurface, Indigo is forced into the ultimate sacrifice—marriage to a man she does not love, to keep Fabian alive and their enemies at bay. A marriage that could save them all… Or ruin her completely. But obsession doesn’t follow rules. And Fabian has never been a man who lets go of what he considers his. As secrets unravel, Indigo must decide: Keep running… or risk everything for a man who could save her— Or destroy her.