{"product_id":"unbind-9781917190077","title":"Unbind","description":"\u003cp\u003eAdam Wright may be a self-made billionaire, but he's also a beast.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMost children grow up hating a storybook villain. Based on the injuries that man inflicted on my brother, I grew up hating a real one.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen he sort-of kidnaps me and drags me back to his fairytale mansion, it feels like yet another clich? antihero stunt.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHere's the thing, though.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMost villains don't weep real tears when they see you having a diabetic episode.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThey don't abandon their billion-pound empire so they can roll up their sleeves and pull your company back from the brink of bankruptcy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThey don't put you first, care for you, at every single opportunity, dammit.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNot in the storybooks I've read, anyway.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMy body succumbs first. It doesn't stand a chance. It's game over from the moment I wake to find him sleeping next to me, the Empire State Building tenting his pants.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI despise myself. I shouldn't want him. Not when I know the despicable acts he's capable of.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut when my heart starts to succumb, that's when I know I'm really in trouble.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBecause what if the villain I've loved to hate all these years is really my hero?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd if indeed he is, how on earth will I persuade my brother of that?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e---------\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf I didn't know too well what kind of a man Adam Wright was, or the despicable crimes he was capable of, then I would be swooning right now.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSwooning\u003c\/em\u003e, I tell you. \u003cem\u003eHard\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMost children grow up hating a storybook villain. But based on the injuries that man inflicted on my brother, I grew up hating a real-life villain.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen he kind-of kidnaps me and drags me back to his fairytale mansion, he couldn't be more clich? antihero if he tried.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHere's the thing, though.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMost villains don't weep real tears when they see you having a diabetic episode.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThey don't abandon their billion-pound empire so they can roll up their sleeves and pull your company back from the brink of bankruptcy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThey don't put you first, care for you, at every single opportunity, dammit.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNot in the storybooks I've read, anyway.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMy body succumbs first. It doesn't stand a chance, really. Not when the memory of waking to find him sleeping next to me, the Empire State Building tenting his pants, is branded onto my brain (and other parts).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI despise myself. I shouldn't want him. Not given what I know about his past. I don't know what's wrong with me, even if he assures me that I'm perfect.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut when my heart starts to succumb, that's when I know I'm really in trouble.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBecause what if the villain I've loved to hate all these years is really my hero?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd if indeed he is, how on earth will I persuade my brother of that?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eUnbind\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e is a standalone enemies-to-lovers, age gap, billionaire romance. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Alchemy Publishing Limited","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50889865527570,"sku":"9781917190077","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_bc74f510-d26d-4fb1-9b54-7225fb26bf5f.jpg?v=1738165141","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/unbind-9781917190077","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}