READER DISCRETION IS ADVISED: This is a twisted ride. Dark psychological themes, dubious situations, and intense sexual circumstances layer this story and may be triggering or offensive to some. CAIN Before Phoenix, there was only death and blood. After Phoenix, I changed. Now, I was no longer only the villain—the hopeful seminary turned serial killer. My humanity was slowly returning. And because of that, Phoenix now would serve as my life. My addiction. My obsession. She'd ran away. So, it was time for me to hunt. PHOENIX I was going to have to kill Cain. Within the darkness, I was starting to yearn for the pain—the sting of his blades. And slowly I was beginning to realize that there was nowhere to run on this entire planet. Nowhere to hide. Cain would always find me. And the more he did, the more. . . I may beg for his knives. (USA Today Bestselling author Kenya Wright explores the darker parts of her mind through her alter ego, Taylor Rose.)