I was a failure. An orphan. A quitter. A heartbreaker. A screw-up. A criminal. A monster. The life I was imprisoned in was the life I deserved. Beep, beep, beep. Ollie's death shredded my tenacity, chipped away at my confidence and stole the will to fight out from under me. When the toxic worthlessness swimming through my veins made me reject the only girl I'd ever loved, she took the rest of my life with her. Beep, beep, beep. Alone, away from home and emotionally desolate, I was propelled into a life of greed, control and crime when fate played a hand and forced mine into the clutches of Charlie Alexander Tattersell. My vixen. My poison. My villainous addiction. Beep, beep, beep. I fought for and against the life that held me captive, but one painful reminder returned to haunt me. I was the only one who knew the truth. Skye's truth. My love. My driving force. My life's obsession. Beep, beep, beep. After enlisting the help of my protege, Jesse 'the Gentleman' Kennedy, the mission began. I had to find answers, retribution and the spark that would release me from the claws of the abyss and bring me one step closer to the Skillet. Beep, beep, beep. With new secrets waiting around every corner, a vicious Charlie waiting to bury me and the haunting memories of every mistake I'd ever made hanging over me, I missed one vital clue. The key to my revival..."