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Once Upon a Villain
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Narrated by:
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Autumn Ivy
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Corvin King
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By:
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Bianca Cole
About this listen
I’m just a pawn in a game for Mexico's wealthiest, cruelest man.
Following my abduction, I find myself in the opulent home of Gaston Marques, Mexico's most feared billionaire. He's dark, he's dangerous, and he's obsessed with possessing me. I detest him and resist him, but he doesn't care. He takes what he wants, and he wants me.
But then, something shifts. In this gilded cage, I see glimpses of a different side of Gaston amidst the darkness. And against all my better judgment, I find myself drawn to him, pulled in by his magnetism. Even as I push back, I can't deny his strange and powerful attraction.
When my friends devise a daring plan to rescue me, Gaston lets me go. But there’s a twist. He follows me. He's determined to win me over in my world, a place where he's the outsider, not me. I tell him it's impossible, that we could never be. But love, especially one as twisted and intoxicating as ours, doesn't play by the rules.
Beast is the fifth book in the Once Upon a Villain series by Bianca Cole. This dark, billionaire mafia romance explores themes that may be disturbing to some listeners. No cliffhanger and a happily-ever-after ending means this book can be listened to as a standalone.
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