And battle they did!
Book four picks up where book three ended
Drake Battle is missing, alongside his colleague, Marcello has been sent out to find them, only the situation becomes precarious, ending in tragedy, and when Marcello returns home, he comes home a changed man.
Alex can see how her husband is hurting, putting aside her own fears, she supports him, helping him take one step at a time out of the darkness, and when he does, he steps down as the leader of alpha command, deciding to work from home, and persue the one thing that has meant a lot to him, painting.
Throughout the book we see Alex, Luca, Bastian, Marcello and Damian grow and develop in there characters, not only individually but together, as a queen, wife and mother to knights, husbands and fathers, but more so from enemies, to friends, to lovers.
Through the time jumps, we see their family expand from Sofia, to Michangelo and Leonardo, to Eve and Santino, Cato and Marcus. As they come into there own, following there dreams and passions, like there parents before them, following age old traditions, brining in the next generation of The Dark Knights.
This book has it all dark why choose romance, possessive dominant alpha males, a strong sassy female who gives as good as she gets, murder, madness, mayhem, revenge, vengeance, violence, deception, adrenaline seeking suspense, jealousy, twists, turns, truths and betrayal.
This story is told from multiple POV, it will take you on a wild ride, having you turn page after page, this book had me from the beginning to the end. Reading this story, it enables the readers to really connect with the characters, and as the story continues to unfold the readers see the development and growth from the characters singularly and together. The author definitely knows how to write and I’ll be coming back for more.
And those MM, MF, MFM and MMFMM s*x scenes, including those BDSM elements were steamy, yet sensual, dirty, hot, intense, physical, provocative, it had all the angry angst, hate, jealousy, pleasure and passion one would except when Luca, Bastian, Marcello and Damian show there queen who they really are and takes them for all that they are, darkness and all. For they take what they want without consequence, each giving Alex the pain and pleasure she deserve, their possessive and obsessive need for control and dominance, it was off the charts and had all of the feels.
Despite there trauma, they work well together in there own way, because nothing will come between them. They love each other, regardless of there differences, because they are in this together.
Cannot believe that this is the end of there story, but all good stories must come to and end, they got there happily ever after which proves that they are no short of being possessive, wicked and depraved, showing Alex who’s clearly in charge and who owns her heart, mind and body, it was bittersweet and oh so perfect, and one very well deserved for them all.
Highly recommend this book and author!