Eclipsed by Lust

There are men who kill for power. Others who kill for survival.
And then there are the ones who kill for love-and call it mercy.

Ethan Vance was never corrupted. He was created. Forged in backroom deals and blood-soaked loyalty, he walked away from the law long before he broke it. Now, he's a shadow in the city's criminal hierarchy-answering only to the silent kings who rule from behind bulletproof glass and gold-plated promises. His name isn't on paper. His crimes don't make headlines. But when something needs to disappear, Ethan is the last thing it sees.

Aria Blake was supposed to be untouchable.

A rising officer with an incorruptible spine, she's tasked with investigating the force's connection to organized crime. She thought she was prepared for what she'd find. She wasn't prepared for Ethan. He doesn't lure her-he dismantles her. Slowly. Quietly. With the patience of a man who knows how to break things without leaving bruises.

He tells her lies so carefully wrapped in truth she doesn't know she's falling.
Until it's too late.

As Aria descends into his world-where love is leverage and silence is survival-she begins to unravel everything she believed about right and wrong. Because Ethan doesn't offer her safety. He offers her clarity. He offers her a cage lined in velvet and fire.

She tries to resist.
He never gives her the chance.
Because Ethan doesn't chase. He consumes.

And when the bodies start piling, and the lines blur between justice and betrayal, Aria has to ask herself:
Is she still undercover, or already claimed?

This is not romance.
It's obsession dressed in charm.
A slow-burn disintegration of two people bound by secrets, and doomed by desire.

Some love stories save you.
This one buries you.