Sanctified: "From Saint to Sin"

Her back hit the stained-glass window of the abandoned chapel, breath catching as his hand found the curve of her waist. His lips hovered just above hers, eyes dark with sin and something dangerously close to reverence.

"You shouldn't want this," she whispered, voice trembling as her fingers curled into his shirt.
"I don't," he growled, pressing her harder against the cold glass, "But I've never been good at doing what I should."

Their mouths met in a clash of heat and desperation, the kind of kiss that felt like confession and punishment all at once. His hands explored with reckless need, and hers trembled with the thrill of surrender.
He tasted like smoke and damnation. She kissed him like she was trying to save his soul.

And for a moment, it didn't matter that she wore a cross around her neck and he wore a gun on his belt-because in that breathless silence, they both knew they were past redemption.

Elaine Carson

The Pastor's Daughter. The Quiet Rebellion.
Elaine has spent her life behind stained-glass expectations-modest dresses, Sunday sermons, and the ever-watchful eyes of her father's congregation. But beneath her soft-spoken grace lies a mind that questions and a heart that burns for more. She's intelligent, curious, and far more defiant than anyone realizes. And when darkness touches her light, she doesn't flinch-she ignites.

Soren King

The Mafia Prince. The Unholy Storm.
Soren is the heir to a legacy built on blood and fear-the son of the most feared crime lord in the city. Cold, calculating, and carved from shadows, he doesn't believe in redemption. He's lived in a world where love is leverage and trust is a weakness. But then he meets her-an angel in a world that never offered him heaven-and suddenly, ruin feels like salvation.