<p><strong>**This is a dark, violent, gritty book and may contain triggers for some. Intended for 18+**</strong></p><p><br></p><p>Trigger</p><p>Tess was under the Devil's watch</p><p>while I suffered behind bars with my demons...</p><p>The ace in my pocket brings power,</p><p>and the temptation to flip overwhelms me.</p><p>I'm playing chicken with the reaper, and it's only feeding his thirst.</p><p>The smell of blood is a drug. It fuels me. Consumes me.</p><p>I am lost.</p><p>Tess</p><p>The Devil stole me, but I refuse to belong to someone else.</p><p>I'm a fighter.</p><p>I will do whatever it takes to get back to my family.</p><p>Treachery and betrayal surround us.</p><p>The only way out is to turn the greatest loss</p><p>into the greatest victory.</p>