Edge of Ruin

MIRANDA I knew witnessing that harbor warehouse hit would be my death sentence, but I never imagined the depth of Gideon Stride's obsession. Dragged into his world of blood and silence, I'm trapped in his gilded high-rise, a prisoner to a man who thrives on my terror. His possessive hunger threatens to consume my very identity, yet I can't escape the primal, twisted pull of our connection. If I surrender, I risk losing myself. If I defy him, I may not survive the night. The moment I met Gideon's cold, slate-gray gaze, I was marked for ruin. His touch brands my skin, and his presence poisons my resolve until I can think of nothing but the relief of surrendering to his dominance. I know he's a monster, a lethal predator who should have ended me in that rain-slicked alleyway. And yet, I crave the danger, the thrill of being possessed by the man who stole my freedom. Every time he looks at me with those cruel, beautiful eyes, I'm powerless to resist. GIDEON The moment I pinned her against that brick wall, I knew Miranda Greer would be my downfall. Her defiance in the face of my blade stopped me cold, and her fire hooked me deeper than any contract ever could. I was sent to erase a witness, but I found the only thing I've ever wanted to keep. I'd never been hit like that before, a sudden, violent need to possess the very thing I was supposed to destroy. I should've walked away and kept my chaos from touching her, but I couldn't let her go. Now she's mine, caged within my walls and bound by my rules, though this obsession is a slow-acting poison consuming us both. I will burn this city to the ground and destroy anyone who dares take her from me. This love is a war, and I'll see us both drowned in the aftermath before I ever let her run. This is the second book in The Edge of Ruin Series. Reading order: Stay Still, Don't Run, You're Mine.

MIRANDA I saw the flash of steel in the harbor, a life extinguished in a heartbeat of violence I was never meant to witness. Now, the man sent to silence me has become my entire world, trapping me in a gilded cage high above the city lights. Gideon Stride is a monster with slate-gray eyes and scarred knuckles, a predator who was supposed to kill me but chose to keep me instead. He strips away my identity until there is nothing left but the raw, terrifying heat of his touch. I should hate him for the way he breaks my will, yet my body betrays me, turning fear into a desperate, aching need for the man who holds my life in his hands. Every time he looks at me with those cruel, beautiful eyes, I am reminded that surrendering to him is a death sentence, but walking away is an impossibility I no longer desire. GIDEON One pull of the trigger was all it should have taken to finish the job and keep my hands clean. But when I cornered Miranda Greer in that rain-slicked alley, her defiance burned brighter than the fear in her amber eyes, and I was hooked in a heartbeat. I didn't just want her silenced; I wanted her claimed, body and soul. I should have walked away, kept my chaos from consuming her. But I couldn't. Now she is mine, a beautiful witness trapped in a world of blood, and this obsession is a deadly poison. I'll destroy anyone who dares try to take her from me-even if I have to burn my entire empire down just to keep her in my arms. This is the third book in The Edge of Ruin Series. Reading order: Stay Still, Don't Run, You're Mine.