She was never supposed to fall for him. Not when she’s hiding a secret that could destroy his world. Lily has spent a year surviving the kind of nightmare most people don’t live through. The kind that leaves bruises no one sees and chains no one else can break. Ted owns her silence, her fear… and her freedom. Then Zack walks in. Dark eyed. Dangerous. Obsessed. He looks at her like she’s something precious instead of something broken. Like she belongs to him. And that’s the problem. Because Zack doesn’t know the truth. He doesn’t know what happened that night. He doesn’t know what she did to survive. And he definitely doesn’t know who paid the price for it. But Ted does. And Ted is tired of letting her pretend she’s free. When the past claws its way into the present, Lily is forced to choose: save the man she’s falling for… or destroy him with the truth. Because love can save you. But obsession? Obsession can ruin you. Chokehold is Book One in the Twin Flames series, a dark romance intended for mature readers. Please check content warnings before reading.