Aria never planned to fall for a man behind bars.
A single mother focused on protecting her son, she crossed paths with Wicked during the darkest chapter of his life, while he was serving time for a crime no one dared to speak about. When Wicked was stabbed in prison and left fighting for his life, Aria made the hardest decision she'd ever made. She disappeared. Loving a monster was one thing, but raising her son in his shadow was another. Now Wicked is free, and he's done waiting. Feared by the entire city and known as the most dangerous member of his ruthless family, Wicked is unhinged, possessive, and violent in ways that make grown men tremble. In his mind, Aria never stopped belonging to him. Her new relationship—a safe, boring distraction with a man she barely tolerates—means nothing. Normal was never meant for her anyway. As truth behind Wicked's prison sentence finally comes to light, Aria is forced to confront the reality she ran from: Wicked didn't go to prison for nothing, and he won't walk away empty-handed. Obsession turns lethal, love becomes war, and every line Aria draws is shattered by a man willing to burn the city down to reclaim what he believes is his. A crash-out with an unhinged man was always destined to end in madness.
