Poppy Sears knows what being a survivor means. She experienced the dismantling chaos first hand and saw it haunting her patients. Finding her own way to combat it, Poppy has killed the men who claimed to protect the women they victimized. No matter how much blood she spilled, it isn't enough to quell her own anxiety. Poppy feels herself splintering and she knows there's no way out. Everything about Poppy intrigues Owen Montgomery. She's smart, gorgeous, and a killer, all the traits he would ever want in a woman. As he learns more about her, watches her at work, he's more and more convinced that she would be perfect for the clandestine society of serial killers, Mortes Ostium. The problem is, he's seeing her burning out, an issue too many serial killers succumb to. In an effort to keep her alive and with him, he decides to do the thing he had been preparing himself a partnership. *** This book is part of the series, Darkest Desires***