Shadows of Obsession

HAILEY One evening, two years' worth of memories lost. Under the pretense of recovery, my father sends me to an elite boarding college, but soon, my memories start rushing back, and it's obvious I'm not at Lakeside to heal. I'm here to hide. Navigating the scattered past to decipher the threat lurking in the shadows is hard while I'm kept in the dark and even harder when he steals my focus. Crude, arrogant, and threatening, he draws me in, and the closer I get, the less I understand. Waking up without memories is terrifying, but remembering the time I lost is infinitely worse. CARTER Guilty by association-Hailey Scarlett Vaughn deserves pain. The moment I see her, I want to wrap my fingers around her neck and squeeze… No matter how big the temptation, I need to extract a key hidden in the depths of her mind first. A key to my father's freedom. Hailey's a pawn in a complex game of revenge. A tool in my hands, but as she starts to remember, I realize we're both tangled in an intricate web of lies that tightens every day. The harder I push to break her, the faster she breaks me. TROPES: dark academia vibes, amnesia, age gap, mafia, plot & spice heavy, enemies-to-lovers, OTT morally grey MMC, she's a cop's daughter Breaking Hailey is set in the same universe as Broken Rules and Broken Promises. You don't have to read the Broken Duet before diving into Breaking Hailey. However, some characters from the Broken Duet will make an appearance in this book.

HAILEY One man. Two names. Two personalities. One captivates, the other terrifies. Under the pretense of love, he used me, searching for secrets I didn't know I had. Cuddles, kisses, and whispered sweet nothings lulled me into a false sense of security that shattered with a single flashback. Running from the threat I now know he is, I fall straight into a nightmare… and the darkness reveals the truths. I'm not the center of Nash's world. I'm a piece in Carter's game. CARTER There's no beauty in this chaos. There's only pain. Hailey Scarlett Vaughn vanished without a trace, leaving me teetering on the edge of sanity. She was my mission and became my obsession. My sweet downfall. And now she's gone. As the threats multiply and enemies close in to exploit the prize in Hailey's mind, I carve a path of destruction, desperate to keep her safe. But it's not until I find her that I understand she's no longer mine… I broke her with my lies. Saving Hailey is not a standalone. You must read Breaking Hailey first. Tropes include: dark academia, amnesia, age gap, mafia, plot & spice heavy, enemies to lovers, OTT morally grey MMC, she's a cop's daughter.

VIOLET I was sold like property-caged and used. After six months, my fragile hope of rescue is almost gone, but I refuse to give up because nightmares don't last forever. Mine ends when Broadway arrives. He's dangerous and lethal, his world as dark as the one I've been trapped in. Yet, he's the only man who makes me feel safe, the only one who stirs something other than fear. The only man I trust not to hurt me. Our connection is intense. Born from necessity, obsession, and raw emotion. A dream come true. But just like nightmares, dreams don't last forever. BROADWAY I know trouble when I see it, and the girl with violet hair is exactly that-trouble. Though not the kind I'm used to. I'm supposed to rescue her and walk away, but the moment I touch her, I know I'll never let her go. She becomes my obsession, my reason, my purpose. The one good thing in my chaotic life. And the demons tormenting her become my targets. I hunt them down, one by one, the bloodthirsty beast inside me savoring every man who hurt my girl. But there's a threat lurking in the shadows, waiting to steal Violet… a threat I never saw coming.

A dark mafia romance where love is a risk and trust is a trap, where passions run high and so do the stakes. BIANCA Vaughn promised safety from the monsters chasing us, but his protective obsession quickly becomes my prison. The longer we run, the more I realize I'm not just chased by monsters-I'm trapped with one. When he crosses a line, I run straight to his biggest enemy, Carter Willard. That's where I meet Ryder, the enigmatic tech genius with a gaze that pierces right through me. Trust is a luxury I can't afford. Ryder's presence is a dangerous thrill I've avoided all my life, yet his touch strips away my defenses and ignites a fire deep within-a fire that tempts me to risk everything. But as Winter turns to Summer, secrets unravel, and the past returns, throwing us into chaos. RYDER Bianca was just a task. Another target to track… until she wasn't. I've watched her on screens for weeks, thinking I knew her before we ever met, but she's far from what I expected. Cold, calculated, independent-far from what I crave, yet irresistible. Our interactions are a clash of wills. Every defiant glance she sends my way, every argument, every glimpse behind her mask tests my limits until we cross a line. What's supposed to be a one-night stand turns into many more. Feelings grow, masks drop, and just when I think I have it all, old threats emerge. I'm forced to confront a new reality: Bianca isn't just someone I need to protect; she's someone I refuse to lose.