<p><strong><em>I thought I knew evil.</em></strong></p><p><strong><em>I thought I knew love.</em></strong></p><p><br></p><p>But here, locked within the rotting walls of an abandoned manor, something much darker unfurls-something that makes my previous life seem like a childhood fairy tale.</p><p><br></p><p><em>Morgan, Rio, Xavier. </em></p><p><br></p><p>Each one a jagged puzzle piece that somehow fits perfectly into my shattered life.</p><p><br></p><p><em>Rossi. </em></p><p><br></p><p>The man I can't figure out, yet the one who holds the key to the riddle that surrounds us all.</p><p><br></p><p>In this house, every whisper becomes a scream, every touch leaves a burn. We share secrets, tangled sheets, and rituals too dangerous to utter aloud.</p><p><br></p><p>When Rossi lays a choice at my feet-one that could either save us or doom us all-I realize how precarious loyalty can be.</p><p><br></p><p>We've sworn vows, some in blood, some in tears.</p><p><br></p><p>I thought I was ready for the fallout.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>I was wrong.</strong></p><p><br></p><p><strong><em>--</em></strong></p><p><br></p><p><strong><em>This is Book 2 of a duet. It is highly recommended you indulge in Book 1, Broken Beauty, first.</em></strong></p>