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Hearts of Darkness

Catherine Wiltcher · Santiago #1

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(5k)Scorching

An investigative reporter becomes the captive of the cartel lord she's hunting — and the man who killed her brother.

Content Warnings
kidnappingcaptivityviolence/goredubious consentdeath of loved onegrief

Description

“First, Dante Santiago held a gun to my head. Then he blew my world apart ...”He’s a criminal with no conscience. The whisper of a name, a faceless stranger... A man content to dwell in the shadows of his underworld. I’m the light to his dark, an investigative reporter intent on exposing dangerous men like him. We were worlds apart until I caught his attention. Now I’m his captive, kept at the whim of a devil with no kindness or morality.I may be an innocent but I have secrets too. For years I’ve been fighting a private war with the illegal drugs trade, with the cartel responsible for murdering my brother. I’m closer to revenge than I’ve ever been until his duplicity tears my life apart. Ours is a relationship borne of hate but we can't deny the fire that rages between us. But Dante’s a haunted man. He knows only pain and suffering until I see a spark of light buried deep within the shadows of his heart. Now I have two choices. Save Dante Santiago’s soul or lose myself to his darkness forever.

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