Deadly Wings

Bruno Black, known in the shadows as the Grim Reaper, is a notorious assassin for hire on the Dark Web. Cold, calculated, and without remorse, Bruno has spent his life dealing in death. At 32, he's earned a terrifying reputation for never missing a target and never leaving a trace. But when a new assignment leads him to Xenola Rhasha, the innocent young woman who runs an animal rescue shelter, something inside him shifts.

Xenola, 21, has always known there was something dark lurking in her past. Born of Russian descent, her father was a ruthless criminal, a man whose monstrous acts have haunted her life despite her distance from his world. Xenola has devoted herself to saving animals, seeking to live a peaceful life and bury her troubled history. But even her sanctuary is no escape when Bruno begins to stalk her from the shadows.

What begins as a job turns into a dangerous obsession for Bruno. Xenola's purity and strength in the face of her past pull him in, and against his better judgment, he starts leaving her strange, cryptic gifts: butterflies. Some are delicate and alive, others chillingly preserved as taxidermy, a mix of beauty and death that mirrors his own internal struggle.

As Bruno watches from the darkness, Xenola's curiosity leads her closer to the truth. Though her instincts scream to stay away, there's an undeniable draw to the silent, brooding presence she senses watching her. But when their worlds collide, the line between predator and protector blurs. For Bruno, this isn't just a mission anymore; it's personal. For Xenola, discovering who Bruno really is will either shatter her or awaken a side of her she never knew existed.

In a web of danger, desire, and deception, their connection grows, intense and electric. Bruno's dark world threatens to consume them both, but Xenola isn't as fragile as he first thought. And when she hears the words, "You can take it," she must decide if she'll step into the darkness with him-or be destroyed by it.