Slave. Book 1.5. We can't (not) be together

“He was always in second place. In the shadow of a man who inspired fear and admiration in people ...” In the sinister criminal network run by the Scott family, secret passions are boiling that are about to blow up the organization from the inside - betrayals, thefts, conspiracies, separate alliances . Meanwhile, Ben Jenkins, who spent his entire life in the shadow of his cousin Asher Scott, was forced to head the network after the death of his father, and a separate story is developing. Ben never forgot his first love, Isabella Grace, the only one who truly saw him under the mask of carelessness and irony. But the criminal world is too dangerous - and therefore, one day, not a wonderful day for both of them, Ben disappeared from Bella’s life without explanation. Four years have passed since then, but both of them are unable to forget each other; Bella has a lot of questions for Ben, and she wants answers. She does not suspect that she risks not only rekindling feelings that simmer in the ashes of grievances, but also facing a mortal threat. The family enemy Scott is not asleep and is just waiting for an opportunity, and Asher, who has removed his slave Ella from himself so as not to endanger her, warns Ben against getting closer to Bella. However, will Ben be able to refuse his chance this time too?