When I first laid eyes on him, I should have run the other way. Trouble was written all over him, from the confident swagger in his stride and seductive curl of his lips, to his smug, knowing looks. Jaxson was irresistible . . .and I fell hard. Then he was killed. Now the ruthless, unforgiving boss of an underworld organization thinks I did it. I’ve gone rogue, hell-bent on both revenge and redemption. Whatever it takes, I'm going to finish a job that began nine months ago. An unauthorized assignment that turned horribly, devastatingly wrong. My miscalculation. My fault. My heart left shattered into incomplete pieces which will never wholly fit back together again. But first I have to outsmart the hired killer they've sent after me; a killer who knows my every move, who’s been inside my head, who owns my heart. I'm the traitor, Kylie. The rogue mercenary. His newest assignment. And this is our love story.

Sometimes in life, choices just aren't part of the plan. When fate interferes and bulldozes right over you. That's how I felt the first time I saw him. Standing in my kitchen, soaking wet, hotter than a man has the right to be, and holding a knife. Declan's cold, stone-cold. I can't help but want him. His presence stirs up some raw emotion within me. He seems so...alone. But is he here to kill me or save me? He's the one man I should never want...and the one I can never forget.

He always gets what he wants. The seasoned seducer, who probably charms the panties off of every woman he meets. Diego is handsome. Arrogant. Dangerous. Far more dangerous than anyone I've ever met. And with one look from across a crowded room he has me; hook line and sinker, I'm his for the night. Diego is not a man to mess with, I know that. I just can't seem to resist his kiss, his touch. But can I trust him with my heart, with my body? I'm being hunted for something I may or may not have seen, and Diego is my only way out of a world of death and destruction. If only I can believe his dark promises.

From Amazon Bestselling author Michele Mannon comes a dark, steamy suspense about the CEO of an underworld organization and the girl who tests his limits of self-control. Hayden’s everything I fear. A ruthless cartel boss. A killer. A stranger to this town. Yet, I went to him for help anyway. They say wisdom comes with age. When you’re young, you do foolish things. Seeking him out—foolish. Allowing my headstrong brother to swear loyalty to him—foolish. Falling in love with him—reckless and foolish. Yet I can’t help wanting him. Now I’m under his protection, at the mercy of his whims, subjected to his control. Dragged into a violent, dangerous underworld I’ve spent years avoiding. There’s a hefty price attached to loving a liar like him. Only I didn’t realize it until it was too late. Author note: This is part one of Hayden and Luciana's story. It's really book one of the Deadliest novels. But it does end with a cliffhanger! However their story will continue in the next and final book, Bastard.