Heart of a Killer (Ashenheart #1)

Heart of a Killer (Ashenheart #1)

Author: Shalana Battles Listening Length: 11h 57m
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A dark, gritty romantic suspense about a morally gray vigilante and the editor who becomes his obsession. Cassius Ashenheart isn’t looking for redemption. In this dark crime romance, he’s the man people call when justice fails—a weapon forged by blood, betrayal, and the weight of his family’s sins. His world is all...

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twenty-four

I used to think I liked silence.

Not the kind that comes from peace. I didn’t grow up with that. My father made sure of it. His voice was a weapon, and the quiet between beatings the inhale before the next storm.

When I killed him, I thought I’d earned silence. Real silence. The kind I could control. No noise. No people. Just the steady rhythm of my own breath and the sound of a blade sliding along skin.