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Neva Altaj · Perfectly Imperfect #9
A mafia shadow guard watches over the woman he saved — but his past sins mean he can never have her.
NERAIn a night of blood and death,Fate brought us together.I thought I was saving the life of an innocent man,A man I'd never see again.I was wrong.A slight shift in the air.A glint of silver eyes in the darkness.I may not see him, but I know he's there.My angel of death,Lurking in the shadows,Watching over me.Protecting me,Before disappearing into thin air,Until we meet again.A man who took a bullet for me,But he won't touch me,Love me,Or even share his name.KAIDarkness. Pain. Blood.It's all I have ever known.An empty shell of a human being,No heart. No soul. No dreams.Surrounded by death,I was a dead man walking.But then, her light shone through my darkness,Breathing life into my dead soul.My fearless tiger cub,My only reason to keep living.Every time I have to leave her in the light,My black heart breaks and bleeds,As I retreat to the shadows,Where I belong.I cannot change the past,Cannot take back what I have done.My darkest sin.*Darkest Sins is a full-length novel with several open-door steamy scenes, no cheating and a guaranteed HEA. This is book 9 in Perfectly Imperfect mafia series. Each book in this series features a different couple and can be read as a standalone, but for maximum enjoyment, follow the recommended reading order.

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