{"product_id":"toxic-blake","title":"Toxic: Dark Mafia Romance (The Dark Virtue Series Book 2)","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eSCARLETT \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eI stayed.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThat’s the truth no one would understand.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eI could have run. I could have tried to disappear.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eInstead I stayed inside his bunker while the city hunted us both.\u003cbr\u003eIt’s different now. He doesn’t treat me like something fragile. He trains me. Pushes me. Tests me. His hands are still rough, but they’re teaching instead of restraining.\u003cbr\u003eAnd when he pulls me against him at night, it isn’t about proving dominance anymore.\u003cbr\u003eIt’s about need.\u003cbr\u003eHe looks at me like I’m the only thing in the room worth protecting.\u003cbr\u003eThat kind of attention is dangerous.\u003cbr\u003eBecause I’ve stopped being afraid of him.\u003cbr\u003eNow I’m afraid of how far I’d go for him.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIf they try to take him from me, they won’t find the girl who was dragged out of a party.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThey’ll find someone ready to stand beside him and pull the trigger.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNIKOLAI \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe world is unstable. Alliances are shifting. Enemies are testing boundaries.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShe doesn’t flinch.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThat’s new.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eScarlett used to glare at me like I was the enemy. Now she stands next to me during briefings and doesn’t look away from the blood on the table.\u003cbr\u003eShe’s adapting. Fast.\u003cbr\u003eWhen I touch her, she doesn’t freeze.\u003cbr\u003eShe leans in.\u003cbr\u003eThat changes everything.\u003cbr\u003eThey think she’s my weakness.\u003cbr\u003eThey don’t understand she’s becoming my equal.\u003cbr\u003eIf someone puts a hand on her, I won’t negotiate.\u003cbr\u003eI won’t warn them.\u003cbr\u003eI’ll remove them.\u003cbr\u003eAnd she’ll watch.\u003cbr\u003eNot because I force her to.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBecause she wants to.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis is the second book in The Dark Virtue series. Reading order: \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eSavage. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eToxic. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eSinful.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e308 pages. Kindle edition.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Blake Smoke","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67758677524756,"sku":"B0GS1MSK3J","price":4.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0933\/0445\/5444\/files\/81GlO6DUDBL.jpg?v=1792622017","url":"https:\/\/authoralicefox.com\/products\/toxic-blake","provider":"Alice Fox Author","version":"1.0","type":"link"}