Men cause nothing but pain. I live my life by these five words. For me, they have always proven to be true. Men have only brought hurt and suffering my entire life, leaving nothing but devastation in their wake. I fear them. I hate them. Until him. Gabriel forced his way into my life, ripping down the walls I’ve built around myself. He wants me, and he’ll stop at nothing to have me. I should be terrified of what he makes me feel. So why do I crave him anyway? I see the red flags and warning signs, but I just can’t help myself. I’m his obsession. I thought he was my salvation. But now I know his love could destroy me.

he past always comes back to haunt you. Well, my past is worse than most, and it hasn’t come back solely to haunt me. It’s returned to annihilate me and everyone I love. Now I know our pasts are tied together. I should have stayed away. I should have continued to run. But I couldn’t. Gabriel is my addiction. No matter how hard I fight it, I just can’t let him go. My love for him is all-consuming. I want him with everything I am. He gave me light when I’ve lived in a world of nothing but darkness. But the other shoe has finally dropped. Our pasts have returned. And they’ve set out to destroy us both.

The Deadly Love Trilogy concludes with Aldo and Carmen's story