Brutal Beauty

🌺 BLURB 🌺

She dared to steal from the most feared man in the city. Now, it’s time to face the consequences.

Idehen Cruz earned the ‘Beast’ moniker in the cage for his ferocious fighting style. Years later, he is still as ruthless and merciless against his enemies. So, Dani Badu should have known the folly of stealing from him. Then he gives her an ultimatum: become his wife or go to prison.

No one is coming to rescue Dani. Not her former partner-in-crime AKA her ex-boyfriend who betrayed her nor her sister who is in her tough love era. Going to prison is out of the equation.

This leaves one possibility.

Dani will endure Idehen’s retribution as his wife.

But who is going to save him from her?

Brutal Beauty is an enemies-to-lovers, age-gap, forced-proximity, Beauty and the Beast retelling set in the Yadili universe. It can be read as a standalone, but is best enjoyed after reading Bad Santa.

Linked story: Bad Santa,

Idehen also appeared in Tough Alliance

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“Daniella, wake up,” he murmured, his voice rough and weighted with worry as he perched on the edge of the linen-covered mattress. “You need to drink water.”

He hated how much it mattered to him, hated that he couldn’t bear the thought of her suffering, even if it was self-inflicted.

She stirred, a barely-there sound escaping her lips, but her eyes remained closed and her chest rose and fell steadily with each breath she took.

Frustration prickled his skin as he shifted, wrapping his arm around her, drawing her against his chest. Protective and reverent, the gesture was more intimate than he dared admit. Her silk-clad back pressed against him, her warmth branding him through the cotton of his shirt. The scent of jasmine, ginger, and cinnamon enveloped him. A mix of her vulnerability and stubborn spirit, which intoxicated him. Everything about her, even when unconscious, undid him.

“Imose,” he whispered the endearment, letting down his guard for her, just for a heartbeat. “Be good and open your mouth.” His husky voice was thick with emotion he refused to name.