Intense by Luna Mason

Two serial killer surgeons. One accidental marriage. And an obsession that cuts deeper than a scalpel.

FINN

I’ve built my life on precision and control.

No love. No emotions. No touching.

Saving lives by day in the operating room and taking them for the mafia at night.

Everything is a balance.

Then one reckless night in Vegas rewrites my story.

I wake up married to Dr. Stephanie Miller.

The only woman who’s ever had the nerve to challenge me.

And the second I realize how much she despises being my wife, I know I can never let her go.

Because the deeper she inks herself into my soul, the harder it is to breathe without her.

For the first time in my life I want more than control…

I want my wife to love me back.

I’ve been studying her since the day we met.

Every habit. Every weakness. Every smile.

But I missed one vital piece of information…

Her killer instincts run just as deep.

Her darkness mirrors mine, and we bleed the same venom.

Except my temptress doesn’t know the real Dr. Quinn outside of the hospital.

Nor does she know about the Decadence Trials that I host.

I had no intentions of ever showing her this evil side to me—until she forced my hand.

And now, we are both on trial.

When our secrets are revealed, I know one thing…

We’re either going to save each other—or burn in hell together.

Because there is no life for me anymore without Stephanie beside me.

STEPHANIE

I had one goal in life. One Purpose. One dream I sacrificed everything for.

Just to make it as a heart surgeon.

And I did. But something is still missing. I’ve never felt complete.

It doesn’t help that my boss is a total a’hole.

Dr. Finn Quinn.

Every chance he gets, he cuts me down, reminds me who’s in control.

I thought I remained unaffected by his Irish charm.

Until one reckless night in Vegas leaves me chained to him.

I fight against him with everything I have.

But deep down, I know the truth.

We’re not rivals. We’re the same.

Both running from pasts that carved scars into our bones.

And when I’m forced to betray him, it rips me apart.

I shattered the only heart that ever beat in rhythm with mine.

Now, I’m trapped inside Decadence.

Every trial is designed to break me, to prove I don’t belong at his side.

But no matter how brutal, how twisted, how merciless he is… I see through him.

He wants me to believe he’s a monster.

But I see the real Finn.

And now I only have one goal in life…

To make my husband fall in love with me again.

I’ll prove I’m worthy of his heart—even if it kills me.

*This is a DARK Irish Mafia romance with a sprinkle of rom-com. Part of the international bestselling ‘Beneath Universe’. This CAN be read as a standalone.