Once upon a time, they broke my heart, stole my life and sent me away from everything I’d ever known. Ten years ago, they took from me. Now I’m taking from them. One name at a time. They never see me coming, until I paint their walls red. Her father’s savage treatment of his rivals and his lucrative and coveted underground gambling ring-The Dungeon-ensures too many enemies lurk at their door. She dreams to be set free.

The “ Dark Verse” series by RuNyx follows different characters throughout the series, who are all part of an interwoven storyline involving the mob. The plot is intriguing and the sexual tension and slow-burn is unreal.

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In the end, some will discover their bets were too high, and all will learn the most crucial lesson—there are always consequences for the truth. Except he's playing a deeper game than I know. Every move brings us together, every secret rips us apart. And when the final piece is played, only one of us can be left standing.

Huang: “At the end of the day, it is fiction and I think that the people who read it should be able to critically enjoy it because they know these themes are bad in real life. Fiction is a safe way to explore those fantasies and experience these visceral emotions without them actually being in danger the same way it goes for any other type of entertainment. The action movies that kind of glorify all of this violence … they don’t really think about the civilians that get caught in the way — or the TV shows that feature serial killers as the protagonist. I mean, all of these glorify themes that are not great in real life, but the people who see them understand that they can be entertaining without condoning them in reality.”At age twenty-one, the timid and shy Maddie is content to live within the confines of her new home—safe from the outside world, safe from harm and, strangely, protected by the Hangmen’s most volatile member; the heavily pierced and tattooed, Flame. My buyer? A Russian mobster who likes to collect pretty things. Now that I know the truth, I only have one choice.