I fell madly in love with a nightmare.

I thought I knew him. Wilder Carson—the man who chased me through high school, who promised me forever and the world. That was before I saw the texts and the photos that unraveled everything I believed.

When my friends and I escaped to a remote cabin for some much-needed TLC, I thought I was leaving the chaos behind.

I was wrong.

The knocks on the door and the masked figures lurking in the shadows are not random. They’re calculated. And somehow, they’re connected to him.

Now, I’m not just questioning if I ever knew the man I loved.

I’m questioning if I’ll make it out alive because his dark promises weren’t just words.

They were warnings.

Authors Note

This book is part of the Nightmares of Nevermore series, a collection of standalone dark horror romance stories. While each book is interconnected through shared themes of obsession, betrayal, and survival, they can be read in any order.

These stories contain mature themes and content that may be disturbing to some readers. Reader discretion is strongly advised.

Nothing's what it seems.

Escape is just another broken dream.

In a city where vice and corruption reign, my life has become a nightmare.

With no one to turn to, Im left with only one option—the man I should avoid at all costs.

Mateo Escuro.

The infamous crime lord who controls this city and everything in it, is now my only hope.

He promises to help me, but his terms aren't negotiable: I must become his wife—in every sense of the word.

He is ruthless, unpredictable, and dangerously possessive.

As our twisted relationship intensifies, secrets from my past start to unravel, and I realize just how deeply Mateo is entangled in my family's history. To survive this, I'll have to surrender to him completely.

But in a world built on lies and deceit, surrendering to him might mean more than losing myself—it could cost me everything.

PLEASE NOTE

Queen of Vice is the first book in a duet, replacing the Old Money Trilogy. This is not a new release, but an updated version of Queen of Diamonds with significant changes and a full rewrite.

Betrayal is the only truth, and tyrants are gods and martyrs.

In a world of prestige and darkness, dictated by the Triad—a formidable alliance of crime families wielding power through cruelty and bloodshed—adapting is not a choice; it's my only means of survival.

But the most formidable challenge is the man who reigns above us all.

His reputation precedes him. He is said to be ruthless and sadistic, an entity of darkness. A beautiful monster masterfully playing human.

Nothing could be further from the truth.

He's far more terrifying.

And in the cruelest twist of fate, I've become his.

Sweet and Psycho destined for tragedy

His demons have demons.

She's the only one that keeps them tame.

She may have lost her way, but he's been waiting, ready to remind her who owns her soul.

As the game turns friends into enemies, there's only one thing left to decide.

How much blood will be spilled for them to make it out alive?

His claim.

My undoing.

I remain captive on an island where the powerful bend reality to serve their deepest, most twisted desires, and obedience is not just expected—its survival.

Here, in this hierarchy of shadows, I am bound to the Devil of the Isle.

And our connection runs deeper than I could have ever imagined.

As we spiral further into the abyss of darkness and depravity, I am left with an impossible choice. Surrender to his world completely, or risk everything for a freedom I may never truly grasp.

Captor and captive.

Sin and salvation.

In the end, only one of us will emerge unscathed.