My past didn’t crawl back. It came roaring, dripping blood, convinced it could finish what it started. He thought he could kill me.
WRONG.
I don’t die easily. I don’t break clean. I come back sharper than before.
Now he has one of the men I love, and that was his first mistake.
His last?
Thinking I wouldn’t tear the world apart to get him back.
I’ll hunt him; hurt him. I’ll gut every monster who stands between us and let them choke on their sins. I don’t care what I lose along the way—sanity, mercy, the last scraps of the person I used to be.
Because I’m not here to survive anymore.
I’m here to make them regret ever letting me live.
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Overall, Raven’s Chains mixes emotional intensity with fast-paced revenge-driven plotlines, making it a compelling novel for those who love their romance with a bite.