When he Desires

He's a villain in disguise and I'm his next obsession.Rowan Miller is a force of nature-towering, inked, and sculpted like a Michelangelo masterpiece. He sweeps into Darkwater Hollow cloaked in mystery and instantly becomes the talk of the town. But beneath the charm and charisma lies something darker, something only I seem to sense.I promised myself I'd stay away from him. But that becomes impossible when he moves in next door and suddenly seems to be everywhere I turn.When my home mysteriously goes up in flames, Rowan offers me a deal I can't refuse: a roof over my head in exchange for pretending to be his girlfriend.It should've been simple-a temporary arrangement. But the way Rowan looks at me-hungry, possessive, unrelenting-makes my pulse race and my skin heat. The longer we play this game, the more real it feels.Then I find out-Rowan is more than he seems. His secrets aren't just dangerous-they're deadly. And when his past catches up with us, I have to decide if I can survive loving him.Because in Rowan's world, there are no heroes. Only villains.~~When He Desires is book 1 of the Fallen God duet. The story continues in When He Takes.Tropes: hidden identity, fake dating, obsessed hero, slow burn, banter