Gilded Cage

<p>Evie: I thought I'd cheated fate. I was a fool to believe I'd escape my parents' unreasonable expectations. I was wrong.</p><p>In two days I marry Sterling Gallagher---a vile sadistic bully incapable of pity. With him by my side I'll have a long and miserable life devoid of love. I'll never know passion. I'll never know happiness. My life is over.</p><p>Before I surrender---before I let him trap me in his gilded cage---I'll take one solitary taste of love.</p><p>I'll make one memory not even Sterling can steal. I'll give my innocence to the man who owns my heart.</p><p>One night with Deacon Gallagher will have to last me a lifetime.</p><p>Deacon: I've watched Eve Walsh for years. I convinced myself I was doing it for my nephew Sterling---keeping an eye on his future wife. But nothing could be further from the truth.</p><p>When she comes to me I can't walk away.</p><p>She offers her innocence and I devour her like a glutton.</p><p>If she thinks I'll hand her over to a brute like Sterling she's out of her mind.</p><p>One taste is all I need. A lifetime with Eve will never be enough</p>