Calista - Everyone has a past, but mine is a storm that never stops chasing me. When my life goes up in flames by my own doing, I'm left with an impossible choice: lose everything I've built or hide out in a remote cabin with a killer. My plan is to rebuild the vacation home where my family once spent summers, hoping it will distract me from the chaos. But there's one major complication: my roommate is way too hot. And who is this too-hot roommate? My damn step-uncle. He's a convicted murderer with a history as dark as my own, and maybe this cabin isn't the only thing I'm desperate to repair.
Ronan - Fifteen years behind bars, and freedom tastes no sweeter than my old concrete cell. I figured I'd drink myself into an early grave or wind up back in prison. Then my little step-niece showed up, begging to stay at the place my brother let me live in. She's fixing up the cabin, but I can see it in her eyes that I'm also on the plans for repairs. But I don't need fixing; I'm not broken, just forgotten. She's a beautiful fighter with secrets she's not ready to share. But she's in a cage with a lion that's been starved too long, and now that I'm free, I've got an appetite that will only be satisfied by her.
Content Warnings
For those of you that choose to go in blind, please remember that this is a dark taboo romance, and there are dark themes surrounding both the FMC and MMC. There are depictions of child assault, rape of a minor, and pedophilia in this book. While they do not go into graphic detail, they are shown in flashbacks. This book is not to teach you how to handle or heal from your trauma. Do not look to any of these characters to be moral in every aspect of life. Both of them show characteristics of being morally gray.
From here, you may feel free to proceed to Chapter 1, however, this is a reminder to you that this book is heavy with trauma.
Trigger Warnings include but are not limited to: Violence, Assault, Death, Murder, Attempted Murder, Mental Health Topics, Anxiety/Panic Attack, Gun Violence, Talks of Suicide, Attempted Suicide (flashback, mention, on page), Cheating (Not between MCs), Sexual Assault (flashback, mention, not between the MCs), Rape of a Minor (flashback, mention, off page), Pedophilia (flashback, mention, off page), Gang Rape (flashback, mention, not between MCs), Kidnapping, Hostage, Blackmailing, Use of Drugs and Alcohol, Death of Parent(s) (off page), Discussion of Prison/Imprisonment, Coercion to Record, Car Crash, House Fire
Explicit sexual scenes including, but are not limited to: Somnophilia (mention), period play, impact play, primal play, voyeurism, exhibitionism, degradation, CNC, toy usage, chasing, cum play, spanking, spit play, snowballing, asphyxiophilia, facial, light praise
Ayden
I want to say that my life began to spiral the day of the accident, but it really started when I was fourteen. When fate decided to be cruel and make him my stepbrother. Twelve years later, tragedy brings us back together. I wasn't sure what my reunion with Keoni was going to be like, but him hating me wasn't on my bingo card. Now we are living in our parents cabin, forced under one roof, haunted by demons neither of us want to share.
Keoni
He was always meant to be mine, but because their happiness mattered more, I had to suffer with the term stepbrother. I made a terrible mistake at his graduation party, and I know that's why he's avoided me all these years. Now suddenly he's forcing himself into this cabin with me, and I'm afraid these walls aren't thick enough to save either of us from the fire that is slowly closing in.
Content Warnings
Trigger Warnings include, but are not limited to: Violence, Assault, Death, Murder, Attempted Murder, Mental Health Topics, Severe Panic Attack(s), Gun Violence, Discussions Around Suicide, Attempted Suicide (mention), Domestic Violence (not between MCs), Sexual Assault (eluded to, mention, not between the MCs), Drowning, Gaslighting/Manipulation, Narcissism, Use of Drugs and Alcohol, Peer Pressure to Drink, Grief, Death of Parent(s) (off page), Car Accident, and lots of foul language.
Explicit sexual scenes include, but are not limited to: Heavy praise, light bondage, dom/sub dynamic, cum play, toy usage, spit play, snowballing, asphyxiophilia, somnophilia