Restrain Me

Copyright © 2023 RESTRAIN ME by M.A. Heard. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, distributed, or transmitted in any form or by any means, including photocopying, recording, or other electronic or mechanical methods, without the prior written consent of the publisher, except in the case of brief quotation embodied in critical reviews and various other noncommercial uses permitted by copyright law. The resemblance to actual persons, things, living or dead, locales, or events is entirely coincidental. Cover Designer: Cormar Covers Cover Designer: Wander Photography Cover Model: Gabriel Editor: Sheena Taylor TABLE OF CONTENTS Dedication Songlist Synopsis Restrain Me Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9 Chapter 10 Chapter 11 Chapter 12 Chapter 13 Chapter 14 Chapter 15 Chapter 16 Chapter 17 Chapter 18 Chapter 19 Chapter 20 Chapter 21 Chapter 22 Chapter 23 Chapter 24 Chapter 25 Chapter 26 Chapter 27 Chapter 28 Chapter 29 Chapter 30 Chapter 31 Chapter 32 Chapter 33 Chapter 34 Chapter 35 Chapter 36 Chapter 37 Chapter 38 Epilogue Published Books Connect with me Acknowledgments Dedication Sheri, You’re the best PR in the world and stuck with me for life. Congrats on your 5-year anniversary for Candi Kane PR. Songlist Click here - Spotify Heroes Never Die – UNSECRET, Krigarè, Skrybe Monster – Hidden Citizens, Ryan Innes Somebody Else- Ruelle If Our Love Is Wrong – Calum Scott Someone To You – Roses & Revolutions Lights Go Out – River Atley Flaws – Calum Scott Synopsis My hobbies consist of shopping, eating, and sleeping. Yeah, I know, it doesn’t sound like I have much going for me, but what is a girl to do when she has an overbearing father who doesn’t allow her to be anything but a socialite?I’m used to being in the spotlight, but when my father starts getting threats on my life, he hires a bodyguard.Maxim Levin, the Russian God with intense eyes and a face carved from stone. I don’t think the man has ever cracked a smile. He’s domineering, broody, and scary as hell. The more time I spend with him, the more his secrets come to light. Turns out he’s not just a regular bodyguard. My father hired an assassin. An Assassin! Aka, a man who unalives people for a living. Maxim has one more secret yet to be uncovered, and when I finally crack the hard shell of his unforgiving exterior, I’m in for the shock of my life. Restrain Me Mafia / Organized Crime / Suspense Romance STANDALONE in the CORRUPTED ROYALS Book 4 Authors Note: This book contains subject matter that may be sensitive for some readers. There is triggering content related to: Abuse and violence. Loss of family. Mention of depression. Gunplay. Max isn’t an anti-hero, and this is not a story where the hero changes for his woman. 18+ only. Please read responsibly. “The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting.” –— Sun Tsu. Chapter 1 Max Maxim Levin; 38. Camille DuBois; 27. I stare at the file my best friend, Nikolai, sent over last week. I was dead set on not taking the bodyguard job until I saw who the charge was. Camille DuBois. Fuck. I’m an assassin by trade. I take lives, not save them. Guilt rears in my chest as I stare at the woman’s beautiful face. Our paths crossed once. Christ, it’s almost been ten years since I last saw her face. She was seventeen and just starting her life. And I almost took it from her. Where her blonde hair used to reach her ass, it’s now cut into a short, choppy bob. The style suits her heart-shaped face. Her features have lost the last of her teenage look, leaving in its wake a woman who will have any man breathless and hard as fuck. It’s the first time I see the color of her eyes. Green. The shade of moss. They’re so fucking bright it feels like she can see into the dark depths of my soul where my demons live. And I’m only staring at a photo. What would it feel like to come face-to-face with her? I ban the thoughts and read over the details of the death threats her father’s been receiving. If he doesn’t step away from politics, Camille will be killed. Nine out of ten times, they’re nothing but empty threats. Again, my eyes find the photo of Camille, whose path was never meant to cross with mine. Yet, here she is for a second time. You owe her. This will be a chance to pay her back for almost killing her. I let out a heavy sigh as I lean back in my chair. I glance out the hotel room window, wondering if it wouldn’t be best to stay out of her life. She never saw my face and has no idea who I am. Neither does her father. Not even Nikolai knows about the one fuck-up in my career as an assassin. No one knows. It’s a secret I plan on taking to my grave. An assassin’s reputation is the most important thing. If you fuck up and people find out, it doesn’t bode well for your career. You should stay away from the woman. Don’t play with fire. But if I don’t take this job and she ends up dead, it will only increase the guilt I already feel. I let out a heavy sigh and rub my hand over my forehead. You already made up for what you did. You got the woman medical help. It’s been a decade. Forget about her and refuse the job. I let out a sigh as I pull the folder onto my lap and read over all the information again. There are copies of the death-threat letters and recordings sent to Maurice DuBois, who’s currently the Minister of Agriculture. If all goes as planned, he’ll become the Prime Minister of France next