In which she infiltrates a cartel to burn it down from the inside and save her sister, only to end up as the prisoner of probably the worst man she could've possibly gotten caught by. A man who has every reason to hate her and fully intends to make her pay for what she's done before eventually killing her. Except things don't exactly go according to plan, and when the cartel turns on both of them, they're forced to run together through the desert while being hunted by the same people they were once hunting/working for. So now they're stuck with each other, dehydrated, pissed off, barely surviving and probably one argument away from killing each other themselves. Basically: enemies to lovers, cartel shit, forced proximity, running for their lives and two people who absolutely should NOT trust each other having no choice but to do exactly that. DEAD RUN Some devils you run from. Some devils... you run with. (lol I'm so sorry if that was kinda cringe) --- Highest rankings: #1 in cartel #1 in desert #1 in hatelove #1 in assassin #1 in hiding #2 in angst #3 in slowburn

"You can hate me all you want," he growls against my neck, sucking just hard enough to make me moan. "But this pussy's still fucking dripping for me after all these years." I shake my head weakly, even as my hips rock back against his hand, fucking myself on his fingers like I'm starving for it. "I despise you," I whisper, but it comes out broken and needy. "Yeah?" He curls his fingers harder, making me cry out. "Then why are you soaking my hand like a desperate little slut?" --- They were each other's first love - secret, forbidden, and all-consuming. Until one lie tore them apart. Five years later, they collide again in the worst possible way. What begins as hatred and betrayal quickly spirals into something far more dangerous, where the past refuses to stay buried and the truth is more deadly than either of them imagined. Now they're running not just from the shadows of their history, but from a world that wants them both broken or dead. In a story of second chances, forbidden love, and survival, two broken souls must decide if love is enough to save them... or if some pasts are never meant to be forgiven.

"We both know I ruined this tight little pussy for anyone else." He pulls out almost completely, then slams back in with a wet, filthy sound that makes me cry out. He leans in, lips brushing my ear as he fucks me senseless. "No one else is ever gonna make you cum like this, Adriana. No one else is ever gonna own this pussy the way I do. And you fucking know it." - - - At an elite international boarding school, anonymity is law. The heirs of the world's most powerful criminal empires - mafia, cartels, and syndicates - attend under first names only. No last names. No identities. No exceptions. Antonio is feared for a reason. Fueled by rage and backed by power, he rules the academy through intimidation alone. Adriana is just as dangerous - stubborn, sharp-tongued, and the cousin of one of the most brutal ex-cartel enforcers alive. For three years, they've hated each other with a passion. Every conversation turns into a fight. Every glance into a challenge. And somehow, neither of them knows when to walk away. What could possibly go wrong when two of the most dangerous souls in the school are obsessed with breaking one another? In a place where secrets can kill and passion burns hotter than vengeance... everything.

"Stay away from me." "That's going to be a little difficult, Senhorita." --- He came to Brazil for a fresh start. Instead, he became the bodyguard of a Brazilian spoiled mafia princess. She wants freedom. He wants distance. But in a world ruled by power, betrayal and buried secrets, staying away from each other might be the one thing they're both incapable of doing. --- BOOK 4 OF THE RUN SERIES