Motown Down Series by K.S. Adkins

Because of him college was hell. I gave him a year, he gave me anxiety. I thought we were friends, he thought I was a punchline. Because of him I was undateable. Because of him I needed therapy. While he was in prison, I thought I'd outgrown him. But he's out now and he's... different. He's obsessed with me. Because of her college was memorable. She gave me a year, I gave her a lifetime of self doubt. She wanted to be friends, I wanted to be more... moreBecause of him college was hell. I gave him a year, he gave me anxiety. I thought we were friends, he thought I was a punchline. Because of him I was undateable. Because of him I needed therapy. While he was in prison, I thought I'd outgrown him. But he's out now and he's... different. He's obsessed with me. Because of her college was memorable. She gave me a year, I gave her a lifetime of self doubt. She wanted to be friends, I wanted to be more. Because I couldn't have her, no one else did either. In one night, I went from a football god to a convict. She would always belong to me. Ten years in prison changes a man, it makes him... more. I'm obsessed with her. less

We all have a purpose. I was eighteen years old when I found mine. I also fell in love, hard. His name is Gadget. He is the master of shadows. He's a player in the game. Death was that game. We're called hitters, killers for hire. My name is Camo. I have the ability to hide in plain sight. I wear many faces. A ghost with a rifle. He knows me by voice, nothing more. Where he is good, I'm the best. For his safety, I stayed away... moreWe all have a purpose. I was eighteen years old when I found mine. I also fell in love, hard. His name is Gadget. He is the master of shadows. He's a player in the game. Death was that game. We're called hitters, killers for hire. My name is Camo. I have the ability to hide in plain sight. I wear many faces. A ghost with a rifle. He knows me by voice, nothing more. Where he is good, I'm the best. For his safety, I stayed away. Six years I've spent keeping him alive, killing many, while pining for him from behind the lens of my scope. But a threat from within forces me to approach Gadget face to face. With no mask or makeup, no background to blend in, he would see me for who and what I really was. A beautiful killer who found her purpose. I had it all figured out too. I just had to keep him alive, protect his family, draw out the threat and eliminate it. My plan was to do this while making him fall so far in love with me that he would simply overlook my role in setting him up. For me it was simple, I found my purpose and I was keeping him. You know, for as long as we both shall live... less

I became property at thirteen. My youth was stolen, my choices with it. I became the darkest version of myself. Childish thoughts were replaced with deviant behavior. I was taught a new way of thinking. Survival depended on adapting to my environment. Or rather, adapting too well. Lured from the streets with the promise of heaven, I quickly found myself entrenched in hell. Turns out the flames suited me, I loved the burn on my skin... moreI became property at thirteen. My youth was stolen, my choices with it. I became the darkest version of myself. Childish thoughts were replaced with deviant behavior. I was taught a new way of thinking. Survival depended on adapting to my environment. Or rather, adapting too well. Lured from the streets with the promise of heaven, I quickly found myself entrenched in hell. Turns out the flames suited me, I loved the burn on my skin. Detroit’s underground became my playground, its inhabitants my toys. Feared by many but controlled by a man named Savage. The man responsible for who I've become. Your fantasy, his whore, a strategist of no equal and a killer of legend. I am his greatest accomplishment, his pride and joy. Now I would be his downfall. Because at eighteen another man made a promise to come back for me. A man who was keeping my heart safe until the time was right. That time was now. My name is Cinn but you can call me Perfection. To the men under my rule, I am Queen. But to him I am heaven. And together we will rule hell. less