Dark Intentions

Sometimes it's sweeter to surrender.I thought I was good at hiding from monsters.I was wrong.After being lost and abused in the foster system, I refuse to let my past break me.I enroll in college, change my name,and build a new life for myself.I’m finally free.Until the night I see him again and my world falls apart.Layne Garrison. The guy who made high school a living hell.He was more than a stormy-grey-eyed bully. He was cruel in ways I can never understand.Now he’s back.After a devastating attack, my sworn enemy becomes my savior.When I learn his dark secrets, I can’t shake him.But the past has a way of hunting me down.As the darkness rises and comes for meI have to face the truth and the lies I tried to leave behind.Will I lose the only man I’ve ever loved, or will my past ruin my future as well?From international bestselling author, J.A. Owenby, comes a heart-stopping dark and angsty new adult standalone with an HEA that will keep you on the edge of your seat until the end.***Due to mature content and themes, this series is recommended to readers aged eighteen and over. May contain triggers for some readers***Originally titled The Essence of You