He is Beauty | LT

Part Two of "She is Beauty"

-Spoilers Ahead!!! if you have not read the first book-

A year has passed since everything shattered. Since Silas died. Since Briar uncovered the truth about her mother. Since Louis pulled the trigger and stopped being afraid.

Now, Louis isn't soft anymore. He's sharp-edged and ruthless, fully trained and fully done playing nice. The boy who once hesitated has become a man who doesn't flinch-and he'll hurt anyone who stands between him and the answers they've bled for.

Briar, Louis, Harry, and Niall have spent the past year chasing ghosts, hunting down every whisper of Katherine-Briar's elusive, dangerous mother. But every lead ends in another lie, another trap, another dead end. And the further they go, the darker the trail becomes.

Briar and Louis are a storm of fire and gasoline. Their love is wild, destructive, undeniable-ripping clothes, raising voices, and always finding their way back to each other in the quiet aftermath. They're addicted. They're dangerous. They're not sure if they're healing each other or dragging each other deeper under.

Niall's not the same boy he used to be either. He doesn't freeze anymore. Doesn't flinch at the weight of a gun in his hand. He's steadier, colder-and starting to question how far he's willing to go for the truth.

Harry's still the best shot in the room, still the first to crack a dark joke, and still the one with a steady aim when everything goes to hell.

They're not kids anymore. They're soldiers on a warpath.

And Katherine is running out of places to hide.