When Sullivan witnesses her parents being brutally murdered by Justin Lowell, her father's best friend and colleague, her entire world is shattered.
She swears to make Justin pay price for what he did and applies for law school to become a lawyer. It is not easy because she doesn’t want any money from Justin, who is also her legal guardian.
As she navigates the challenges of college life, Katerina keeps a secret: her part-time job at Penthouse Club as an exotic dancer to pay her way through school. But one fateful night, her double life is threatened to be revealed when Justin Lowell walks into the club with Victor Skrovonski, a notorious mafia boss.
Katerina's reality spins out of control as she becomes entangled in the dark crime underworld. A terrible mistake leaves her in dire need of help, and it's only Justin who steps forward to offer support. But their relationship is complicated; he can be cold and distant one moment, then unexpectedly kind the next, leaving Katerina questioning everything about him.
As they grow closer despite the danger surrounding them, a forbidden attraction blooms. Katerina begins to wonder: Does Justin have two personalities or is what she’s believed for the past six years a lie?

Claimed by My Dark Guardian by Lyra TaleSmith, an eGlobal Creative Publishing signed author.

Claimed by My Dark Guardian

I expected that whipping my gun out would instill fear in Justin, but that wasn't what I saw in his eyes. Instead, Justin remained calm and collected. I'd seen my other associates unmoved by this action, but I didn't expect my law-abiding half-brother to react the same way.  


Justin remained at ease in every situation and I didn't understand how he found this type of calmness after being brought up with the good life, and a silver spoon in his mouth. It must have been that mother of his - always coddling him or providing him with opportunities that I didn't have.


Nothing like the woman I was supposed to call Mom.  


Justin's mother was dead now, but I still felt envious of the life she'd given him. She'd always been supportive, providing him with every opportunity to succeed. She helped him with his graduate studies, which opened the door for his career as a successful lawyer.  


Chapter 38: A Proposition for Me