Stevie

Friends with benefits. Nothing more.

Stevie

At Hel's Ink, I've built a life I'm proud of. I have my skills, my found family, and a voice I'm no longer afraid to use.

But when I post a video exposing the abuse I escaped, I don't expect it to go viral.

Or for the threats to turn real.

Now I'm being forced into hiding-under the protection of a man who drives me insane... and makes my body forget how to hate him.

He wants more. I don't know if I have anything left to give.

And if I let him see how broken I still am, I'm scared he'll walk away.

Brooks

I told myself it was just sex.

That I could keep my distance.

But the moment Stevie becomes a target, I step in. No hesitation.

She's fierce, mouthy, and impossible. And I want every piece of her.

Even the ones she thinks are too sharp to love.

She keeps pushing me away-

But I'm not going anywhere.

Not when I'd burn down the world just to keep her safe.