Run With Me

by K.T. Maddan

I never expected Cassidy Reyes to matter again.

He was my foster brother. Just a boy who learned how to hurt the world so it would never hurt me first.

When I ran, I didn’t expect him to matter anymore. I would just rot somewhere behind bars or six-feet-under.

So, I built a new life in Miami out of neon, with men who promised safety. Always thinking that the past can't follow me into the light.

Then Cassidy walks back into my world like he never left.

Seeing straight through the girl I pretended to be.

Through the glitter.

Through the strangers.

But he didn’t track me down for closure.

He found me because I was never done being his.

And I don’t know what terrifies me more—

the way he looks at me like I never left…

or the fact that part of me wishes I hadn’t.

Run With Me is a dark, obsessive love story about trauma, devotion, and what happens when the person you escaped becomes the only place that ever felt like home.

This is not a traditional romance. This story also contains explicit sexual content, graphic violence, foster sibling dynamics, and morally gray characters. Some scenes may be disturbing to some readers. For mature readers only. 18+.

Genres: Dark Romance, Dark, Contemporary, Romance, Amazon, Contemporary Romance, M F Romance

518 pages, Kindle Edition

Published September 30, 2025

About the author

Katie has always possessed a talent for crafting captivating stories. She loves crafting characters with profound depth and is passionate about narrating their stories. When she's not busy creating your next literary delight, she enjoys indulging in PC gaming sessions with her partner or showering affection on her beloved fur babies.

Reviews

[Sigal · Rating 3 out of 5]

I was hooked, I was invested, I was feeling everything… and then the ending just left me sitting there like ??? I’m still trying to process how I feel about it.

Part of me gets it, part of me doesn’t, and I can’t decide if I liked it or not. It just didn’t hit the way I expected it to.

Yeah… I’m confused.

[Kenia Coronado · Rating 4 out of 5]

He invented toxicity.

This man needed so much help! He was so impulsive and at times acted younger than his age? Not sure how to explain it? But not his fault when his up ringing was so tough. This is not your typical romance because realistically the fmc should have ran for the hills but no one ever choose him so she stuck around

[Daisy Magnolia · Rating 5 out of 5]

Why does it feel like my heart's been stabbed a thousand times over today? 💔

If you grew up in a broken home or raised in a house that fell apart, this story lands like a punch to the chest for anyone who knows what a fractured childhood feels like. The kind of hurt that settles in your bones and never quite let go 🥀

For me, Cassidy and Bindi aren't easy to define. They're a storm. A collision of scars and longing. Two fractured souls reaching for freedom, for a choice, for someone who won't leave. Something that feels like salvation even as it drags them deeper into ruin 🖤

Or maybe they're just two kids drowning in pain, clinging to each other like the only lifeline they've ever had. Whatever it is, it's raw, consuming, and dangerous enough to tear them apart 💔

I'm going to stop here before I start crying all over again. KT tore my heart apart with this one. Hit that preorder button!! You won't regret it 🫶🏻

A 6☆ read. If dangerously devoted men who'd burn the world just to keep you safe are your kind of kryptonite… then this book is your poison ☠️

⚠️ HEAVY read. Not for everyone. Check the trigger warnings. Your mental health matters 🌼

[Lillian Grey · Rating 5 out of 5]

ARC REVIEW
Fable Rating: 5/5 ⭐
Goodreads Rating: 5/5 ⭐
Genre: Dark Thriller Romance
🖤Former foster siblings
🖤On the run
🖤Touch Her and Die
🖤Virgin MMC
🖤Breeding
Format: ebook
Pages: 518
Spice: 5 🌶️
S/S:
Check trigger warnings for any book

OMG this book is DARRRRKKK. CHECK TRIGGERS, please… This was prob the darkest I’ve ever read but it’s good.


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[cathy ✨ · Rating 3 out of 5]

I feel like this Bindi and Cassidy relationship was built on trauma bonding. They both had really bad childhoods and thrown into foster care. Luckily they were able to find each other and I feel like Cassidy always had this weird obsession with her from the start. Like he mentioned that she was always his.

Bindi was a lot stronger than she gave herself credit for. I feel like she did like Cassidy manipulate her countless times into doing stuff she didn’t wanna do because of the false love she thought she felt for him plus, Cassidy was just fucking insane. But understanding his childhood it makes sense why he was the way he was.

I kind of like the ending and how it’s unclear if she shot Cassidy or if he’s alive somewhere and they’re together it’s kind of a mystery. But I personal feel like she gave him mercy and she shot him because he was already dying and it was probably the easier way out.

At one point I really thought about DNFing this book. It had moments where I was just bored and tired of them fucking every chance they got. But the last few chapters were so good that I couldn’t stop reading. Overall, not a bad book but not a favorite.

[Jeliza Torres · Rating 4 out of 5]

That ending has me very conflicted on how I feel bc I HATE leaving things unfinished. I NEED to know what happened to Cass and Binx! The foster system is honestly shit, and we get to read 2 POVs of what it was like to be in it and what their life is like after. The trauma bonding, the suspense, the conflicting emotions, the breedingggg! Cass really wanted a life with Binx but that man also really wanted a family. So I’m curious if there’s even a possibility that she’s pregnant. With the amount of stress she’s gone through I highly doubt it.

[Seraphina Reads · Rating 4 out of 5]

Run With Me
KT. Madden

Bindi and Madden

Forced Proximity
Former Foster siblings
On the run
Second chance
Touch her and d1e
Bonnie and Clyde inspired

Wow, this was so emotional and intense, raw and gritty. I’d say check your trigger warnings for sure. Take them seriously. We are warned in the beginning of the book!

An absolute power story filled with so much love, loss, hurt, survival and freedom.

The story is fast paced from the get go. We also get snippets from their past to further the connection between Bindi and Cassidy and they were heartbreaking. What they both have gone through in their life is horrible. The system is definitely broken.

He loved her so much, my oh my, my heart. Years ago they were once foster siblings, unable to stay away from eachother.

This is a raw and gritty story. I will not spoil it for you. Just go in blind, after the triggers that is and just really read their story.

It's not an easy read, but it is beautiful in its own unique way.

The writing is exceptional. Emotional and powerful.

This ends in an unconventional HEA

So thankful for this arc

[Cille · Rating 3 out of 5]

WHAT A BIG FAT DUMB ENDING

[Persephone · Rating 4 out of 5]

This took me a bit to get my thoughts together about this book. It was chaotic and dark which I loved. There was so much trauma and obsession. A virgin MMC that saves himself for the FMC 😍 Bindi kind of gave me whiplash for how back and forth she was Cassidy. But Cassidy was extremely obsessive and their relationship was super toxic. The ending. Idk how I feel about it to be honest. It was an ending where you pretty much decide what you think happened. And well, that aggravates me lol like I get why she wrote it, but I don’t like an open ended ending. So I will say this.. I think Bindi did it 😉

[Jessi · Rating 5 out of 5]

As mentioned in the beginning of this book, this is not an HEA. This is a story about loss, grief, twisted love, finally seeing yourself, and so, soo much more. This book is dark, toxic, bloody and sooo sooo good. If you can handle the TW's, definitely give this story a read, their story is worth it.

Run With Me is about survival, because, for some, survival is all that the system teaches you. -K.T. Maddan

Spice: 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️

[Emmy Wong · Rating 5 out of 5]

I’m flaggerbasted. I’ve been staring at my wall for at least ten minutes now, because this book completely mentally destroyed me. I’m wrecked, my poor heart is in a million pieces and I still haven’t processed what I just read. This book was freakin’ phenomenal, although I fear for my sanity right now, but all the best books are like that. Straight to the point this book was chaotic, angsty, and spicy. They may be the most amazing Bonnie and Clyde inspired couple I’ve read. Though I admit I was a little confused at the start because I thought Cassidy was the fmc, and Bindi was the mmc. This book gives if little stranger and butcher and blackbird had a baby, this would be the most beautiful adorable baby, that obviously is a menace and cries a lot. They’re foster siblings deeply madly in love but after an incident they’re separated and now after five years…he’s back. And he brings so much chaos with him. He’s the literal definition of touch her and die, in fact, even look at her for longer than a second and you die. He’s unhinged, so unhinged, there’s so much gore in this book and lots of gory kinks “aka blood play”, so please check your triggers. This plot was packed with action, it was one twist after the other and it was like I was living in the chaos, running from the FbI with them too. I’m such a killer for flashbacks, especially when you get those flashbacks of them when they were young and although everything was a mess they held onto each other and that’s why it seemed okay. The entire thing was thrilling, intense and very very emotional. But I do warn you that the ending was insane, and it’s open… so this is your warning. There’s something about a tragic, twisted and toxic love that drags me toward it like gravity and this book was just chefs kiss. I give this a 5/5

[ablondieslibrary (Keirstyn’s Version) · Rating 5 out of 5]

Where do I even begin with this? It’s no secret that I am probably KT’s number 1 fan (definitely in the top 5 at least), but please believe me when I say that this is hands down the BEST book that she written to date!

This story sucks you in right from the beginning, and truly makes you feel like you are right beside Bindi and Cassidy from start to finish. You could feel every emotion that KT poured into this, and it was extremely evident that these characters and their story were written with so much love.

There were so many times while reading this, that I could easily picture myself and my childhood best friend in place of Bindi and Cassidy. The flashbacks transported me back to a time when we were just kids trying to survive in a world determined to destroy us.

Run With Me is a story of love, survival, discovery, and ultimately freedom. It’s beautiful. It’s tragic. And it’s real.

There is absolutely not one single doubt in my mind that if people read this, and I mean really read it and let the words take root, that it will stick with them and become one of their favorite books of all time.

The deeper meaning behind both Bindi and Cassidy, and the story itself, may be just as beautiful as the story itself so make sure you read the author notes at the beginning and end of the book!!!

[Symone · Rating 5 out of 5]

4.5⭐️ *I recieved an ARC from Booksirens* This story gave Bonnie and Clyde vibes and I’ve honestly never read about a character as obsessively devoted as Cass was to Bindi.They begin as foster siblings and something unimaginable happens that splits them up for awhile until he finds her again and it's time to run. I was on the edge of my seat the entire time. From the constant danger at every turn to the tension that never lets up. Cass is completely unhinged. He's reckless and doesn’t care what it takes to keep Bindi safe or “his”. I'd give the spice 🌶🌶🌶🌶🌶. Their connection is intense and undeniable, making this story as emotionally charged as it is toxic. It was heartbreaking to witness how some people are never given a chance at a normal life...how survival becomes instinct, morals blur, and lines are crossed. And when someone has gone that far, can they really be saved? This isn’t a typical romance. It’s raw, gritty, and deeply emotional. And that ending…I’m still sitting here staring at the wall, trying to process it.

[Alaina Kay · Rating 4 out of 5]

WHATTTTTTT??!??!?!?! WHAT DO YOU MEANNN??? IM SCREAMING.

ma'am you really didnt need to do me dirty like that.

I loved this book! It was gritty and raw and real. Devastating and beautiful. I can't help and be like Bindi and love her and Cass as much as I hated them too sometimes. They made terrible decisions but I saw them through those decisions just the same. They were two broken people that found each other through the wreckage. Was it actually love? Or maybe just someone to drown with. IDK. I think Cass believed he loved Bindi. He never knew how to love. Bindi just wanted to be cherished and I think she loved him but idk if she was in love with him.

I have so many mixed feelings about this book. I really loved Cass and Bindi and all their bad choices. I loved their good choices too and the devotion to each other. They were so vulnerable with each other and UGH. I really loved this story.

ALSO, Cass's "teach me" moment??!!? LORD. 🥵 The spice was spicy and depraved and I loved itttttt.

[Jade_Bookworm · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.75⭐️⭐️⭐️
3🌶🌶🌶

This is one of those books that feels like getting swept up in a storm: chaotic, dark, and somehow impossible to look away from. Bindi hooked me right from the start with her humour and attitude, and Cassidy… well, he’s intense in every possible way. Their connection is messy, obsessive, and absolutely not healthy, but it’s written in a way that you love it.

The story leans heavily into trauma and toxic devotion, so the trigger warnings are no joke. The story also explores the idea of what freedom really is. There are these surprisingly sweet moments, especially in the flashbacks that make you understand why these two cling to each other so fiercely. It’s a very Bonnie‑and‑Clyde vibe with a hint of Romeo and Juliet.

The writing is so good. The storytelling is brilliant. The emotion is all there on the page, and I felt it all.

If you like intense, morally grey love stories, this one will grab you and not let go.

[Lauren Head · Rating 5 out of 5]

KT has outdone herself! Run With Me is without a doubt her best book yet. From the very first page, I felt like I was right there with Bindi and Cassidy, experiencing every emotion right alongside them. The flashbacks were especially powerful, pulling me back to my own childhood memories of friendship and survival. This isn’t just a story of love and discovery! It’s raw, heartbreaking, beautiful, and real. If you truly let this book sink in, it will stay with you forever. This is one that you do not want to skip the author’s notes!

[Natalia Marie · Rating 5 out of 5]

I just want to say that you need to have a strong mind going into this
The emotions are real and raw and unlike no other.
Every single thing that Bindi & Cassidy go through, you feel it right from the beginning.
This story really just captures everything and it shows just how much being raised in a broken home can affect you.
This book is heavy with the mental health but please read your trigger warnings and then pick up this book.
this was so beautiful, so real and really KT didn’t fail with this.

[Chaotic Bookworm · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was my first time reading K.T Maddan’s work and my oh my I was in instant fan mode! Run with Me, left me lost for words!
Bindi and Cassidy’s story was a hard hitting, it was emotional, raw, chaotic and tragic.
It’s definitely a story that left me just sitting staring blankly at the wall when I finished.
I’m not sure if this falls under dark romance or a romantic tragedy but which ever genre it falls under be sure to check the TW/CW as some themes/topics may be sensitive to some.
Overall this was such a great read and totally recommend.

[Camis.little.library · Rating 5 out of 5]

4.5 stars! That ending?!? NO NO NO! I need more 😭

-Foster siblings
-🔪🔫🩸play
-Bonded by trauma
-Dual POV & flashbacks
-On the run
-Check TW’s

This story had me GRIPPED! Case & Binx find themselves on the run, leaving a trail of crimes and bodies behind them.

I completely loved this story, its emotions, its rawness- chefs kiss all around. This is a dark romance, please check the warnings as there are awful situations, and lots of fighting/gore.

The ending will having you going back to make sure you read it right!! It is a standalone - but hopefully one day it won’t be 😉

HIGHLY recommend for any dark romance lovers!

[Marie Rasmussen · Rating 3 out of 5]

3⭐️3🌶️
Um!!! He used a gun for what???!
Anywayssss a very spicy Bonnie and Clyde inspired story? I’m not even sure how to label this. A dark romance with high stakes and being on the run. I typically don’t like the aspect of both MC being on the run/breaking the law but this one HITTTT. My girl Bindi is a baddie but Cass is definitely unhinged and VERY possessive/obsessed. If that’s your vibe then go for it. THAT ENDING THO?!?!?

[Angel · Rating 5 out of 5]

Cassidy Reyes! Absolutely love him!

He made the promise he’d come back for her and he does. It’s been. Just over 5 years and he’s back. She has moved on with her life trying to forget the past, but when he shows up all those feelings come right back!

This is a modern take on Bonnie and Clyde, with more of a spicy dark side!

[betty · Rating 2 out of 5]

there is a line between obsession and straight up not using ur braincells, and I have to say he was the latter. I mean, come on... you wanna f*ck up an old gas station clerk because he tried to be friendly?? There is a way to do bat-shit crazy obsession right but this was not it. Liked the open ending though.

[Amber · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a dark romance that's not really a romance. Cassidy and Bindi are foster siblings with extremely traumatic pasts. They leaned on each other to survive. Then it became more of an obsession. This is a story of trauma and chaos and not the happily ever after you think.

[hanny · Rating 2 out of 5]

i finished this book at 4am and it was too early to deal with a book that had an open ending.

[Alwaysdarkromance · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.75⭐️

Wow! This is only my second book I’ve read by this author and this both books blew me away! This book was so emotionally packed. You could feel that impact in your soul!I loved this story and these characters and I can relate to things they go through. I truly felt like I was in this story! Omg I can’t recommend this enough! Please check authors notes but I HIGHLY RECOMMEND!

[SJ · Rating 5 out of 5]

A dark romantic thriller with all the Bonnie and Clyde vibes. This was dark, gritty, toxic, suspenseful, and spicy AF. I am not okay. Emotional damage was done. K.T. Maddan pulled me into the story and kept me turning pages with these incredibly written characters and their intense story. We are warned at the beginning that this is not where you'll find a sweet HEA, so keep that in mind its unconventionalto say the least.

Bindi and Cass' connection and bond were undeniable. Even though they grew up together from age 11/12 in foster care, I never got the ick factor. I loved their banter and dynamic. The snippets we get from their past truly showcase the bond that cemented them together.

This book is not for the faint of heart. If you're at all queesy or have a strong moral code, then maybe just sit this one out. All you other dark romance gremlins will flippin LOVE everything about this chaotic unhinged rollercoaster ride.

Tropes:
Taboo
Second chance
Foster siblings
Both morally-grey
On the run
Touch her and ☠️
Toxic love
Virgin MMC
Kink
Explicit
Jealous
Forced proximity
Obsessed/Possesive
Dual POV

CHECK TW

Thank you, BookSirens and K.T. Maddan, thank you for the opportunity to read this book.

[Kris Hazari · Rating 5 out of 5]

I was very fortunate to have received an ARC copy of this book.

As with all other KT Madden books, the book takes off right from the get go and has you in a chokehold until the very end.

The story of Cass and Bindi is one of raw emotion and angst. You feel so deeply for these characters who were given a raw start to life.

You feel Cass’s undying love and devotion to Bindi, like she’s his only lifeline. On the flip side, you understand Bindi’s confusion and finally acceptance of Cass’s mark on her.

I won’t give the ending away, but it was bittersweet. I understand why the author did this but it was so unconventional that I’m not sure if I hated it or loved it. Probably both!

Go and read this book..oh and the spice was spicing!!!!

[Nini · Rating 4 out of 5]

I got an arc, but my rating/review are my own!

review coming soon...

[Emily (emilysdarkcorner) · Rating 4 out of 5]

Run With Me by KT Maddan

I'm going to start off by saying that this is my first book by this author and I LOVED IT SO MUCH! I ate it up because I couldn't put it down.

This book was definitely a wild ride. It is a modern version of a Bonnie and Clyde type of relationship.

Bindi and Cassidy met while living in the same foster home. Bindi was quiet, stayed to herself. When she met Cassidy there was something about him that made her interested in him. The moment Cassidy saw Bindi he knew that she was it. He was immediately drawn to her and protected her no matter what the reason was.

"You ever think maybe we were meant to find each other?"
"I know we were."
One night Cassidy came home and witnessed something no one wants to see. That was the moment that things changed for both of them. Cassidy stayed behind and told Bindi to run and never look back.

5 years later and Bindi still thinks about him on a daily basis. She can't help but wonder if he's okay, what he went through just about anything to remember him by.

5 years later and Cassidy is making it his mission to get his girl back. Claim what he owns and nothing is going to get in his way.. He went through enough without her and didn't forget one single thing about her. He couldn't live without thinking about her.


The toxic love and the trauma bonding in this book was definitely on another level. The way someone could read this and be like this isn't love this is an toxic relationship was crazy. It was a slow burn for a little bit of it but when it hit the spice, boy was it spicing and it was hot.

The ending was I'm not sure exactly what to say! I think it leaves me with questions and I NEED to know

"She's the only thing I've ever loved that didn't rot under my touch.
She's my salvation.
My sin.
My executioner.
And I'm ready to do whatever it takes to keep her."

[Nicole Falcon · Rating 5 out of 5]

“She’s my reason—my whole reason. She’s the only thing I’ve ever loved that didn’t rot under my touch. She’s my salvation. My sin. My executioner. And I’m ready to do whatever it takes to keep her.”

Bindi and Cassidy were foster siblings that always seemed to find trouble. When tragedy strikes, Cass tells Bindi to run; to leave but that he will find her. After 5 years of no communication at all, Cass comes back to Binx. Little does she know they are both about to be on the run.
This Bonnie and Clyde inspired story had me in a chokehold. I finished this book days ago and I am still reeling about it! I was so thoroughly invested in these characters; their lives, their struggles, their time apart, their time together.. it was all so much to take in and I loved it! Cass is toxic in the worst way but loving in the best. Bindi knows things aren't perfect but she cannot seem to let him go. The love and dedication these two have to each other is gut wrenching. Check your trigger warnings, this covers a lot of dark and sensitive themes!

Foster Siblings, "You're mine", Virgin MMC, Br33ding k!nk, Bonnie and Clyde Vibes, "It's always been you" vibes, 1st person, dual POV