Secrets (Web of Sin) - Aleatha Romig
I’m Sterling Sparrow, kingpin of Chicago. I rule the world you see and the one good people pretend they don’t. Nearly two decades ago, my father showed me a photograph—a girl with golden hair and light brown eyes—and told me that one day, if I proved myself, the girl would be mine. Seasons turn to years and years pass. Chicago is now mine. It is time to claim my queen. Araneae has been living in secret all of her adult life, from the clutches of a man and one man only, Stirling Sparrow. With no idea's on why she was forced out of the country by her own mother with the name of a strange man, Araneae must now try to piece together the clues she's been given even if the clues lead to memories she'd rather forget. Stirling has had his eyes on Araneae for a very long time, he knows what he wants and he certainly knows how to get it. Though trying to convince Araneae this is a little tricky. She's smart, independent and incredibly sexy - Is there more than...