Wilted Kingdom Duet Series by Maggie Cole

I’m a pawn in a twisted game I never agreed to partake in.There’s no getting out.Dax Carrington decides all the moves.He’s always two-steps ahead of me.An animal disguised in warm, privileged, snakeskin, he’ll sink his teeth into every inch of my soul until he owns all of it… all of me.When I’m at my lowest, he’ll blindside me, pulling me back into his arms, continuing to win the match that I don’t know how to play and just want to escape... moreI’m a pawn in a twisted game I never agreed to partake in.There’s no getting out.Dax Carrington decides all the moves.He’s always two-steps ahead of me.An animal disguised in warm, privileged, snakeskin, he’ll sink his teeth into every inch of my soul until he owns all of it… all of me.When I’m at my lowest, he’ll blindside me, pulling me back into his arms, continuing to win the match that I don’t know how to play and just want to escape.The only problem?In Dax’s world, the plot ends once he’s the last one standing and there’s nothing left but dust—including me.Seeds of Malice is book one of the Wilted Kingdom duet. It’s a dark college bully romance between the rich kid and the girl from the wrong side of the tracks. Dax and Ivy’s story continues in Book 2 of the Wilted Kingdom duet, Thorns of Malice. See author website for trigger warnings. less

For ten years she’s been under my skin and out of my grasp.The last time I saw her, I decimated her and everything she valued.Not a day passes that I don’t crave one more dose of her.And Ivy Ford’s everything I remember.Beautiful. Graceful. Seemingly innocent.I wish that were the case.There’s only one reason she’s reinserted herself into my life.Revenge.It’s nothing new in my world except for one thing.Ivy learned from the best.Me.It’s clear there’s no longer anything naive about her... moreFor ten years she’s been under my skin and out of my grasp.The last time I saw her, I decimated her and everything she valued.Not a day passes that I don’t crave one more dose of her.And Ivy Ford’s everything I remember.Beautiful. Graceful. Seemingly innocent.I wish that were the case.There’s only one reason she’s reinserted herself into my life.Revenge.It’s nothing new in my world except for one thing.Ivy learned from the best.Me.It’s clear there’s no longer anything naive about her.She’s an uncontrollable stalk of poison spreading all over me.Thorns of Malice is book two of the Wilted Kingdom duet. It’s a dark college bully romance between the rich kid and the girl from the wrong side of the tracks. Dax and Ivy’s begins continues in Book 1 of the Wilted Kingdom duet, Seeds of Malice. See author website for trigger warnings. less