The Burnt Heart (Toxic Hearts Book 1)

by Mae Pierce

There was a reason Adelaide was the queen of the Greenich Bay underworld. She forgot no transgression. She hadn’t cried because she wasn’t mourning, she was plotting how to destroy us. I would let her crush me beneath her boot, beg her for it even. But I wouldn’t let her go.

“These men are not to get close to me. They are a threat to my life. Understood?”

“I’m yours, body, soul, heart. If it takes the rest of my life, I’ll prove it to you. Nothing is worth losing you.”

“Are you okay, brother boyfriend?” “What the fuck, don’t call me that,” Jonah spat to the side with a grimace. “Well, you’re my girlfriend’s boyfriend, right? We need a name. What about Brother Beaus?” Jonah’s expression darkened and Ray held out his hands placatingly. “We’ll workshop it.” “What about Lover Lads?”

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