All my life, I believed a lie.

I'd been raised in a world where that lie wasn't abnormal-

No use for your brain unless it was being used to please your husband.

Only, my mind couldn't shut off like so many other Southern Belles I'd seen do the same old song and dance before.

I thought something was wrong with me until I met Grant Brooks-the tattoo artist from a nothin' town who seemed to care too much about what went on in my head.

He has no idea what stepping into my world really entails, and the dangers that come along with trying to interfere with the plans that had been laid out for me since birth.

And as hard as I try, I don't think Grant is one to give up so easily.

Grant

When you're raised the way I was, you learn to grow up fast.

I found out early on that sometimes you had to let the Devil inside free, or something much worse would take you for themselves.

None of that bothered me until I met Sophia Pierson, who I swore held the same look in her eyes that mine did-a ruthless glint more fierce than the bullets that left her gun.

Only problem was, someone was putting their hands on her and getting away with it.

As hard as I tried to put it out of my mind, I couldn't let it go.

If she wasn't going to take care of the issue, I was-no matter the stakes.

This book is a dark romance. Please check the full list of content warnings on author's website.