Bound (Thrall) by K. A. Riley

The Thrall Series continues... Ever since her childhood arrival in the land known as the Peaks, Soleia has been raised by a cruel couple called the Hursts—with a son who’s even crueler than they are. When she encounters a thief in the Hursts’ cellar one awful day, a terrible truth rears its head and Soleia quickly realizes she has no choice but to escape the family that has treated her so badly over the years. Her only options are to go into hiding or turn herself in and suffer a wretched fate. She chooses to run, leaving her life behind to find a job in a remote, stately home in the mountains, owned by a powerful, mysterious man named Sebastian Maddox. Only when she meets him face to face does she realize the horrifying truth. Over the days and weeks, Soleia must contend with fact that she now lives under the same roof as her greatest enemy…but he may well prove her greatest protector. Read more