I can't stop stealing hearts. Three years ago, I fled Thornhaven and the possessive men who claimed me. Art school became my sanctuary—until they found me.
"Your father is dead," they said. "And they're coming for you next."
Now I'm facing The Chessmen again, but they're no longer the boys who once tortured and bullied me—they're ruthless monsters.
Cast reigns as La Parca now—The Grim Reaper—his cartel throne built on blood and vengeance. Vincent, once the controlled King, now shattered by my absence—his obsession turned to dangerous devotion that would take a bullet for me. Damien is quiet, lethal—he channels his rage into hunting predators, his hockey career sacrificed on the altar of my memory.
They're furious. Betrayed. Thirsting for retribution. I need their protection, but their price? Complete surrender.
What they don't know: I'm not the same girl who ran. I'm not their pawn—I'm their queen. They have no idea what's coming—the dark forces within me, my fading heart, and the storm I've unleashed.
They want to punish me for leaving. But they'll wish they'd worshipped me instead.
