Alice

I thought the shadows were behind me... that with Mikhail's arms around me, I could finally breathe. But even love can't erase the scars that live beneath the skin. Every nightmare, every whisper of the past threatens to drag me under. And yet... I still reach for him. Because he's the only one who sees the fractured pieces and calls them beautiful. But what if I can't be whole again? What if I lose him to the darkness I carry?

Mikhail

She thinks she's broken. But to me, she's art-raw, aching, and rare. I've burned down empires for less than what she means to me. And still, I can't protect her from the one war I can't fight: the one inside her. I watch her slip away, bit by bit, and it kills me. I want to be her peace. Her safety. Her home. But when the past claws its way back, and enemies strike from the dark... will my love be enough to save her-or will I lose the only thing that ever made me feel human?

This is the fourth book in the Empire of Sin Series, Reading order: Cruel King, Brutal King, Lethal King, Sinful King, Savage King & Wicked King.