The Making of a Villain by Veronica Lancet

The second book in the angsty and explosive Barbi and the Villain series, from the USA Today Bestselling Author of FAIRYDALE.

Every villain has an origin. His was written in blood.
Nykander was never meant to live.

Born under a cursed eclipse and condemned from his first breath, he was marked as a harbinger of death—feared by his own mother and hunted by the world that should have protected him.

Every life around him ends in blood, and every kindness turns to betrayal.
With every passing lonely year, Nykander learns the truth.
Monsters aren’t born. They are made.
But the past isn’t done with him.
Some choices cannot be buried. Some sins do not stay forgotten.
And in the darkness, something is waiting for him—watching, plotting, ready to strike when he least expects it.
As Nykander’s past unravels, the truth claws its way to the surface—every betrayal, every death, every unforgivable choice.
And this time… The villain is the one who will bleed.

This is a DARK fantasy romance with a villainous love interest. Please check the triggers before reading. It ends in a cliffhanger.