“Planning to kill me for real tonight?” “There are a hundred ways to kill,” he whispers against my ear, the cold steel of his gun tracing a slow line down my body. “Tell me which one you deserve.”
I arrive at my first military base in Texas, ready to prove myself. Focused. Disciplined. Until I run straight into him. Captain James Mitchell. My stepbrother. My superior officer. Six-foot-five, carved-from-stone muscle and rage. Older than me. Higher than me. Untouchable. Ruthless. Brutal. Our parents married when I was a kid. We barely shared a life—but we shared a tragedy. In his eyes, my mother and I destroyed his childhood the day his mom ended her life.
He doesn’t ignore me. He singles me out. Training becomes his favorite weapon. He pushes me harder than anyone else. Breaks me in front of them. Sets me up to fail—then watches to see if I’ll crawl or bleed trying not to. Every order is calculated. Every mission is punishment. Every look reminds me that I’m guilty in ways I can never undo. He doesn’t only hate me. He wants me to pay. And the worst part? He wants me just as badly as he wants to destroy me.
He uses his gun the way he uses his authority: to remind me who has the power, who controls my body, and who decides how far this goes. I’m forbidden to him. In every way. I’m the one thing he swore he would never touch. But obsession doesn’t care about rules. And hatred doesn’t stop desire.
This isn’t a love story. It’s a war he started. And I’m the battlefield he plans to ruin slowly, deliberately, until I beg him to stop... Or beg him not to.
This is a dark romance intended for mature readers. Please check the CWs inside.
Dark romance author. Not fast-food—expect psychological tension, high intensity, intelligent, combative heroines, antiheroes, angst, and smut with plot. Before going any further, kindly leave all morals at the door. Her romances are anything but comfortable. Love starts with hate, and villains get the girl. When she’s not watching supernatural shows or anime, she’s stalking her readers, hanging out with her unhinged characters, and flirting with dangerous ideas. She believes every story deserves both beauty and brutality. Enter at your own risk. 🖤