MIRANDA

I knew witnessing that harbor warehouse hit would be my death sentence, but I never imagined the depth of Gideon Stride's obsession. Dragged into his world of blood and silence, I'm trapped in his gilded high-rise, a prisoner to a man who thrives on my terror. His possessive hunger threatens to consume my very identity, yet I can't escape the primal, twisted pull of our connection. If I surrender, I risk losing myself. If I defy him, I may not survive the night.

The moment I met Gideon's cold, slate-gray gaze, I was marked for ruin. His touch brands my skin, and his presence poisons my resolve until I can think of nothing but the relief of surrendering to his dominance. I know he's a monster, a lethal predator who should have ended me in that rain-slicked alleyway. And yet, I crave the danger, the thrill of being possessed by the man who stole my freedom. Every time he looks at me with those cruel, beautiful eyes, I'm powerless to resist.

GIDEON

The moment I pinned her against that brick wall, I knew Miranda Greer would be my downfall. Her defiance in the face of my blade stopped me cold, and her fire hooked me deeper than any contract ever could. I was sent to erase a witness, but I found the only thing I've ever wanted to keep. I'd never been hit like that before, a sudden, violent need to possess the very thing I was supposed to destroy.

I should've walked away and kept my chaos from touching her, but I couldn't let her go. Now she's mine, caged within my walls and bound by my rules, though this obsession is a slow-acting poison consuming us both. I will burn this city to the ground and destroy anyone who dares take her from me. This love is a war, and I'll see us both drowned in the aftermath before I ever let her run.

This is the second book in The Edge of Ruin Series. Reading order: Stay Still, Don't Run, You're Mine.