Rush and Ruin by Catherine Wiltcher

My Protector. My Ruin.
Edier Grayson is the King of Shadows.
A ruthless sinner. A beautiful liar.
On the eve of my eighteenth birthday, he kissed my lips and painted the stars in the sky for me, but when I woke the next morning he was gone.
Now he paints the streets of New York City red, and his heart is as cold as his promises.
Ella Santiago and I were raised in this cartel life together.
I loved a girl with sunshine in her soul, until her father gave me two choices.
I walked away to spare Ella my fate.
Now she’s the one woman I can’t have, and the only woman I see.
Years later, we find ourselves in the same city.
I hate her for it.
My obsession is too strong…
I love her even more for it.
But Ella should know that all shadows crave light.
This is my world, and I’ll do whatever it takes to have her back in my arms.
The newspaper she works for? I bought it.
That date she made with a colleague? I crushed it.
I protect what’s mine—what’s always been mine—even when she can’t admit it.
Even when my enemies are determined to break it.

*Rush & Ruin is the first part of a seductive new mafia romance duet from bestselling author Catherine Wiltcher…