Book excerpt: I'm a bad man. I never said I was anything else. I shouldn't want the beautiful brunette who lives in that suburban cul-de-sac, but one glance and I can't think of anything else but taking her. The innocence in her dark eyes tells me she has no idea what life in my world is like. But she's going to find out. I control everything around me, and that includes Kaia now. At first, she'll beg for her freedom, but it won't take long before she's begging for something else. Her world has changed. She's mine now. Publisher's Note: Behind The Mask contains themes which may be disturbing to some readers.