[𝐌𝐌] 𝐕𝐎𝐖𝐒 𝐈𝐍 𝐋𝐎𝐕𝐄 & 𝐀𝐒𝐇𝐄𝐒 𝐁𝐎𝐎𝐊 𝐎𝐍𝐄 "𝑰, 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒔𝒄𝒖𝒍𝒑𝒕𝒐𝒓. 𝑨𝒏𝒅 𝑮𝒓𝒂𝒚, 𝒎𝒚 𝒎𝒖𝒔𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝑰 𝒔𝒄𝒖𝒍𝒑𝒕 𝒕𝒐 𝒃𝒆 𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒆." ✧⋄⋆⋅⋆⋄✧⋄⋆⋅⋆⋄✧⋄⋆⋅⋆⋄✧⋄⋆⋅⋆⋄✧ 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐌𝐔𝐒𝐄 - Defiant, reckless, and vengeful. Gray Farrow, the blond leader of a nameless underground crew, thrives on chaos. For him, dismantling Chicago's mafias with a flare for destruction is merely a hobby. As a vigilante who revels in the ruin of his enemies, Gray believes himself to be untouchable...until he crosses the wrong man. 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐒𝐂𝐔𝐋𝐏𝐓𝐎𝐑 - Sarcastic, possessive, and unhinged. Kaz Hirai, the shadow that refuses to quit until what he desires truly belongs to him. He calls himself an admirer rather than a stalker, though he has haunted Gray's every step for four long years. Watching, waiting, and sculpting his muse in silence. And the best part? Gray has no idea he's even there. ✧⋄⋆⋅⋆⋄✧⋄⋆⋅⋆⋄✧⋄⋆⋅⋆⋄✧⋄⋆⋅⋆⋄✧ When he finally rids himself of the mafia that screwed him over, Gray turns his attention toward a new rising power; a Japanese syndicate known as the Vipers. Their sovereign is a feared figure. One that people say is a terribly beautiful man with eyes of sapphire blue. The same man whose gaze never strays from his heart's desire. He's the one who watches his muse from the shadows, and sculpts him to be his in the light. 𝐖𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 - 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐬: Strong Language, Violence, Gore, Explicit Mature/Sexual Content, Knife Play, Light BDSM, Mentions of Sexual Assault, Mentions of Human Trafficking, Mentions of Domestic Abuse (Remembered), Mentions of Alcoholism (Remembered), Prejudice, and Stalking.

𝐀 𝐕𝐎𝐖𝐒 𝐈𝐍 𝐋𝐎𝐕𝐄 & 𝐀𝐒𝐇𝐄𝐒 𝐒𝐓𝐎𝐑𝐘 "𝑶𝒉, 𝑰 𝒘𝒐𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒓 𝒋𝒖𝒔𝒕 𝒉𝒐𝒘 𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒕𝒕𝒚 𝒔𝒉𝒆'𝒍𝒍 𝒃𝒆 𝒘𝒉𝒆𝒏 𝑰 𝒌𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝒉𝒆𝒓." ✧⋄⋆⋅⋆⋄✧⋄⋆⋅⋆⋄✧⋄⋆⋅⋆⋄✧⋄⋆⋅⋆⋄✧ 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐏𝐔𝐏𝐏𝐄𝐓𝐄𝐄𝐑 - Manipulative, arrogant, and terrifying. He claims to be a good citizen who helps, all while using non-traditional methods. Eros Montell is an editor-in-chief for a news journal, running the company he's under like his own. No one suspects that the person covering stories on murderers might actually be one too. After firing just nine assistants in only a month, his tenth becomes the one that catches his attention the most. 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐌𝐀𝐑𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐄𝐓𝐓𝐄 - Pretty, tempting, and headstrong. The former mafia princess who's been tasked with finding the root of the drug cases that have spread around the city like wildfire. Under the guise of an assistant, Mavis Loman becomes acquainted with her boss in more ways than she'd like. Two years after killing her father, she finds herself now entangled with the Vipers. ✧⋄⋆⋅⋆⋄✧⋄⋆⋅⋆⋄✧⋄⋆⋅⋆⋄✧⋄⋆⋅⋆⋄✧ The stage is set for them, and the play relies entirely on the trust between the actors. Though, it seems the darkness Mavis is chasing has been beside her all along. She falls into a dangerous game of deceit, one that ropes in her beloved friends too. It's up to her to call the shots that'll make or break her victory. 𝐖𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 - 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐬: Strong Language, Violence, Gore, Mature Content, Bullying, and Serious Mentions of Mental Illness.

[𝐌𝐌] 𝐕𝐎𝐖𝐒 𝐈𝐍 𝐋𝐎𝐕𝐄 & 𝐀𝐒𝐇𝐄𝐒 𝐁𝐎𝐎𝐊 𝐓𝐖𝐎 "𝑰'𝒎 𝒏𝒐𝒕 𝒔𝒖𝒓𝒆 𝒊𝒇 𝒚𝒐𝒖'𝒗𝒆 𝒏𝒐𝒕𝒊𝒄𝒆𝒅, 𝒃𝒖𝒕 𝑰'𝒎 𝒒𝒖𝒊𝒕𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒋𝒆𝒂𝒍𝒐𝒖𝒔 𝒎𝒂𝒏." ✧⋄⋆⋅⋆⋄✧⋄⋆⋅⋆⋄✧⋄⋆⋅⋆⋄✧⋄⋆⋅⋆⋄✧ 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐒𝐄𝐑 - Cocky, unserious, and above all else, crazy attractive. Under a Japanese mafia called the Vipers, the redheaded Sage Fraser works as one of the leader's right-hand men. And he's got a not-so-secret obsession with his boyfriend. 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐑𝐔𝐍𝐍𝐄𝐑 - Quiet, reserved, and bratty. Finn Becker sees himself as the opposite of his redheaded counterpart. To him, it was a miracle that the two of them ended up together. After all, he hated Sage. But Sage isn't one to back down from a challenge. ✧⋄⋆⋅⋆⋄✧⋄⋆⋅⋆⋄✧⋄⋆⋅⋆⋄✧⋄⋆⋅⋆⋄✧ Months ago, the two of them went through hell and back in Chicago. Even acting against a psychopath that caused Finn to lose the majority of his hearing. Adjusting to his new situation poses many difficulties, leaving him to recede from his life and friends. Sage is willing to do anything that will revive the boyfriend he worked two years for from the empty shell who's been by his side. But instead of crafting their love anew, a terrible rift emerges. One that makes them split farther than they have before. And so, the hunt begins. A ruthless game of hide-and-seek. 𝐖𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 - 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐬: Strong Language, Violence, Gore, Explicit Mature/Sexual Content, Gun Play, Primal Play, and Stalking.