Love by Confinement

Ava spent four years in prison for a death she caused by accident, a woman named Bella who had been Liam's first love. When she got out, Liam forced her into marriage and put her to work at a nightclub he controlled. She was made to serve drinks and endure the humiliation night after night while he watched. Liam's half-brother Levi began helping her get through it, running small errands and covering for her when Liam's temper turned ugly. Somewhere in that arrangement he fell for her. He was the one who eventually helped her get away from the club and from Liam altogether. Later the truth about Bella's death came out and Ava was cleared. With the charge gone, Levi expected something between them, and she turned him down. He did not take it well. What started as a plan to win her over turned into a plan to get rid of Liam and take Ava for himself, the kind of scheme that does not stop at threats.