Preston Dolly Beckett is my cousin’s girl and the one woman in the world I can never have. She’s fiercely loyal to him, completely off limits… And sexy as sin. I intend to make her mine by any means necessary. At first, I show her what a good man looks like. When that doesn’t work, I steal all her firsts and hook up with her friends to make her jealous. But nothing sways this stubborn beauty. I’m tired of waiting for her to realize I’m her man, so I do what anyone in my place would do—I mettle in her relationship and set myself up to be the one she runs to when they finally break up. It’s time she realized she’s always been mine, even when she didn’t know it. \\\*This book is the first in a dark romance duet and cannot be read on its own. The couple's story concludes in Deviant Deception. Recommended for readers 18+ who have no triggers.

I’d do anything for her. When she was sixteen, I stole her innocence. When she was seventeen, I convinced my cousin to break up with her so I could dry her tears and promise I’d never leave her. When she was eighteen, a terrible accident scarred my face. I couldn’t sentence her to a life with a hideous monster, so when she left town to chase her dreams, I watched her go. For three years, I lived as the shell of a man. I hid away from the world, consumed by regret that the life I deserved had slipped through my fingers. Love turned bitter in my veins. Then I saw her on TV, living her dream. Once more, I had a purpose. I tracked her down. I found out where she lives. And now I’m going to get her. This time, I won’t let her go. Not even when she begs.