Author's Note
Hello,
If you’re reading this, it means you made it to the end of Theirs to Keep. Sorry about that cliffhanger. It hurt me too while I was writing it. There were moments I stared at my outline and notes thinking, “Do I really have to leave them here?” And the answer, unfortunately, was yes. Some characters don’t get soft landings just because we love them, especially not in this story.
This book took a long time to plan. I wanted to do justice to these characters and to everything that happened at the end of Theirs to Keep. Thank you for being patient and for coming back. I hope you find something worth the wait in these pages.
For those who are new here, I write dark romance. That means morally gray (and often morally black) characters, heavy subject matter, explicit content, and endings that are not easy. If you prefer soft romance, this is probably not the series for you.
Theirs to Ruin does not soften what the first book began. This will be darker than the first. If you came here looking for a gentle second-chance romance, this is not that story. The twins are not here to heal quietly. If at any point, you need to step away, scream into a pillow, or leave a slightly unhinged message for me about how dare I… I guess I understand.
Now without further ado, here are the content warnings.
This book contains explicit content and themes that some readers will find disturbing. Please protect your peace and read the following carefully.
- Non-consensual and dubiously consensual sexual situations
- Obsessive and possessive behavior
- Stalking and intimidation
- Physical assault
- Manipulation, coercion, and blackmail
- Captivity and imprisonment
- Kidnapping
- Psychological torture and emotional abuse
- Explicit sexual content involving power imbalance, degradation, verbal humiliation, and rough play
- Mentions of child abuse, past sexual assault and trauma
- Familial abuse and coercion
- Sensory deprivation
- Orgasm denial and control
- Primal play
- Sharing
- Graphic violence and injury
- Knife play & blood play
- Fearplay
- Voyeurism
- Wrongful imprisonment
- Death of a family member/grief
- Depression, panic attacks, and mental health distress
- Attempted Suicide
- Murder (on-page and referenced)
- Political corruption and cover-ups
If any of the above is harmful for you, it is more than okay to step away. Your safety matters more than any story.
If you choose to continue, thank you for trusting me with your time and your heart enough to follow Navira, Damon, and Dacre this far. I hope you enjoy.
With love and a little bit of guilt,
-🥀
