[Book #2 in the Nystrom series] [18+TW: mature content, heavy topics, language] I push the feeling away and ultimately concentrate my gaze on his upper body, which still bears the traces of my lipstick. "You did not remove them?" He smirks and closes the book as I chuckle and trace the lip print with my finger. I smile at the marks, I wanted him to be mine as much as I was his. The marks reflect that. He raises his eyebrows as soon as his eyes land on mine. "Oh?" His voice is hoarse and low when he murmurs, "You like them?" "I do, they look pretty good on you." I admit, gazing up at him when I see him smirk and I wonder what he is thinking about, but when he grabs my hips and pulls me into his lap, my question is already resolved. "Why don't you take some pictures then, love?" εꨄ︎з 𝐀𝐌𝐀𝐘𝐀 𝐇𝐀𝐘𝐀𝐒𝐇𝐈, the psychopath. With a twisted mind and a broken past, Amaya tries to slip away from her mother's controlling grip. She's given a task that could finally set her free; Get information about the people who assassinated her clan, and kill their leader; Rowan Adams. It was supposed to be easy. Quick. She never expected him to be the key to all her hidden secrets. 𝐑𝐎𝐖𝐀𝐍 𝐀𝐃𝐀𝐌𝐒, the murderer. Under all the sarcastic comments, a fractured man lies beneath. His hands tainted with blood, and memories fractured with death. That is, until her. She throws his life entirely off course, a random girl yet hauntingly familiar in his eyes. Now, he'd twist a knife into his heart just to prove his loyalty to her. εꨄ︎з STARTED: July 2022 FINISHED: April 2023

Raven, Clayden, and Zenji have been lifelong friends, but as Clayden thrives in entertainment and Zenji in music, Raven feels left behind. Her hidden feelings for Clayden go unaddressed as their bond deepens. Zenji, who has always supported them, decides to intervene. The story follows Raven's emotional journey as she grapples with her feelings and seeks the truth beyond her childhood friendship with Clayden and Zenji.