Blood and Thorns Series by Faith Summers, Khardine Gray

We were supposed to be two passing ships on an unforgettable night…I accepted a foolish dare that changed everything-pretend you’re someone you aren’t until sunrise.I chose to be normal and free.Not bound by the duties my father forced on me.The sinfully gorgeous god-like man staring at me in the club with the I’m-going-to-devour-you smile was who I picked to be normal and free with.It didn’t matter that he looked like the kind of villain I should run from.Mercilessly, he claimed my virtue... moreWe were supposed to be two passing ships on an unforgettable night…I accepted a foolish dare that changed everything-pretend you’re someone you aren’t until sunrise.I chose to be normal and free.Not bound by the duties my father forced on me.The sinfully gorgeous god-like man staring at me in the club with the I’m-going-to-devour-you smile was who I picked to be normal and free with.It didn’t matter that he looked like the kind of villain I should run from.Mercilessly, he claimed my virtue.And something I never knew existed until him.That was supposed to be it.One night. One time. One fantasy.At sunrise, we’d go our separate ways.Except, I never knew my one-night stand would turn out to be my father’s new bodyguard.Or… that he isn’t who he says he is.Not only does Lukiyan Romanechka have dark secrets and a separate agenda that’s about to fuel a war, but there’s also something else he wants.Me…Like Hades, he wants to steal me away from the light and take me to his dark world.And I just might let him.Deadly Games is a dark mafia romance inspired by Hades & Persephone's story. It contains dubious situations, mature content, and graphic violence some readers might find offensive and/or triggering.This is a complete STANDALONE. less