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Tatum Blake is running for her life. Bloodied and terrified, she flees in the dead of night, escaping the clutches of her abusive ex, Jaxon Cross. With nothing but a duffel bag, a hidden knife, and her sketchbook, she lands in a city she doesn't know-desperate to disappear.

Ever Reid has spent years burying his past beneath ink and regret. As the brooding owner of Oblivion Ink, he keeps his world closed off, his scars hidden beneath intricate tattoos that tell stories no one is allowed to read. He knows darkness-because he used to live in it.

When Tatum stumbles into his shop, desperate for a fresh start, Ever is the last person willing to give her one. But when Mason, his best friend and co-owner, sees her raw talent, she's given a chance. A trial. A test. One Ever is determined she'll fail.

What starts as a battle of wills soon becomes something neither of them can control. Tatum refuses to break, and Ever finds himself drawn to the fire in her eyes-the same fire he once had before the world burned it out. But the past doesn't stay buried. And when Jaxon comes hunting, the monster Ever used to be threatens to resurface.

Tatum ran to escape a nightmare. She never expected to find a man who might be even more dangerous.

But some monsters protect what's theirs.

A dark, tension-filled romance about survival, redemption, and love inked in blood.