He pressed me against the car door, his scent enveloping me. "If you were mine, I'd take much better care of you," Matias growled. I wiped away my tears. "Who says I'm not yours?" I whispered. "You bought me." Matias's lips were a hairsbreadth from mine. "I want you to want me, as I want you." I looked up into those swirling, captivating eyes of his. "Who says I don't?" His lips swooped downward, then, and captured mine. My whole body caught fire. *** Catalina's whole world shattered when her father sold her to Efrain. Her instincts told her he was her mate, but the womanizing a*shole didn't want her - rejected her. Now, with a rejected "R" on her neck, Catalina must navigate the world alone. Or maybe not. The tall, mysterious Matias Castaneda who bought her might just also capture her heart. But he has a darkness all his own. Is there a second chance for them?