First Chorus

They say you can't save a person who doesn't want to be saved.

Good thing I wasn't trying to save her-only back her up, every step of the way.

My name is now Rick Drew. Fresh out of a facility they called a hospital and I called a cage, I wasn't looking for redemption. I wasn't looking for anything. Then I found her bleeding in an alley, and everything I thought I wanted burned to ash.

Vienna Drew is sharp edges and steady hands, the only person who's ever seen the fractured pieces of me and didn't flinch. She didn't run. She drew a line in the dirt and dared me to cross it. So I did. Now I'd kill for her. I'd die for her. I've already done worse.

But she's not mine alone.

Fletcher-too clever, too loud, too damn charming-comes with secrets that breathe down our necks and danger with a smile. I don't like him. I don't trust him. But she does. So I'll keep him alive. And if his chaos touches her? I'll end it.

Because keeping her safe is the only thing that makes sense anymore.

And just when I thought I could keep the monsters outside, a new one steps into the ring. He wears a badge, but I see the way he watches her-like a predator. Like prey. I don't care which. If he's a man, he'll bleed. If he's a monster, I'll make sure he begs first.

Vienna's chasing death like it owes her something. And me? I'm the shadow behind her, the silence before the storm.

Let them come. I've already decided who I protect-and what I'm willing to do to make sure she lives long enough to burn the world down.

FIRST CHORUS is a full length dark adult romance and psychological thriller with suspenseful themes. Any trigger warnings will be included in the foreword. Some situations may be uncomfortable for readers. This is a reverse harem novel, meaning the main character has more than one love interest. This is book two in the series.