Bane

"Snow White waited for the prince. You’ll be the one saving yourself in this story.” Roman “Bane” Protsenko was supposed to be nothing more than a cautionary tale — a tattooed grifter with a perfect body, a dirty reputation, and a talent for breaking the rules. The kind of man Jesse Carter swore she’d never touch again. But when he shows up on her doorstep — older, harder, humbled — asking for her help, Jesse’s scarred heart does something reckless: it listens. She’s been through hell. She’s done being anyone’s victim. But Bane doesn’t play fair. His charm is a weapon, his touch a promise, his lies spun so sweet she almost forgets they’re poison. Because to him, Jesse was meant to be collateral — a deal struck in blood and money. A plaything. A distraction. Until she wasn’t. Until the girl with scars became the woman with claws. And the man who thought he was untouchable realized he’d already bled for her.