King of Ruin Series by Julia Sykes

EvelynThe last thing I can remember is the rough hands that grabbed me from behind and the rank scent of the cloth that was forced over my face.I hear my captors saying that they’re keeping me as a hostage. Until they no longer have a use for me.Then there’s pain, a feral roar of rage, and the world disappears.MassimoI found them brutalizing her, and I made them pay with their lives... moreEvelynThe last thing I can remember is the rough hands that grabbed me from behind and the rank scent of the cloth that was forced over my face.I hear my captors saying that they’re keeping me as a hostage. Until they no longer have a use for me.Then there’s pain, a feral roar of rage, and the world disappears.MassimoI found them brutalizing her, and I made them pay with their lives.My criminal world is steeped in blood and violence, but she’s innocent, and I won’t allow them to hurt her ever again.I stalk her from the shadows, memorizing every shy smile and small gesture of kindness.When corrupt men threaten her once again, I don’t have a choice: I take her for myself, for her own protection.Once I have her under my control, my fascination deepens to obsession.I’ll do anything to keep her, devising the most deviant seduction to make her mine.She’ll be so addicted to my touch that she’ll never want to leave.Evelyn belongs to me, body and soul. less

My enemies tried to take her from me. They won’t live long enough to regret it.I’ll do anything to keep Evelyn, and nothing will separate us: not my enemies, and not her stubborn will.I’ll kill any man who threatens her.I’ll keep her so drunk on pleasure that she’ll be addicted to my touch.She says she wants to go back home to America, but her home is with me now.She will learn to love the gilded cage I’ll build for her, and she’ll be just as desperate for me as I am for her... moreMy enemies tried to take her from me. They won’t live long enough to regret it.I’ll do anything to keep Evelyn, and nothing will separate us: not my enemies, and not her stubborn will.I’ll kill any man who threatens her.I’ll keep her so drunk on pleasure that she’ll be addicted to my touch.She says she wants to go back home to America, but her home is with me now.She will learn to love the gilded cage I’ll build for her, and she’ll be just as desperate for me as I am for her.Evelyn doesn’t have a choice: she belongs to me, now and forever. less

I almost lost her. She was targeted because I dragged her into my criminal underworld and refused to let her go.But nothing will separate me from the woman I love, and by some miracle, she refuses to be parted from me too.Dangers from my past pose a lingering threat, and her abusive fiancé wants her back.No one will take her from me. I will kill every man who tries.She’s already addicted to my touch, and I know she feels affection for me.Evelyn will learn to love me as deeply as I love her... moreI almost lost her. She was targeted because I dragged her into my criminal underworld and refused to let her go.But nothing will separate me from the woman I love, and by some miracle, she refuses to be parted from me too.Dangers from my past pose a lingering threat, and her abusive fiancé wants her back.No one will take her from me. I will kill every man who tries.She’s already addicted to my touch, and I know she feels affection for me.Evelyn will learn to love me as deeply as I love her. She doesn’t have a choice.I am her future. Her family. Her everything. less