Ruin

Laurelin Paige

Book 2 of Slay Quartet

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Picking up after the events of Rivalry, Celia finds herself married to and trapped on a remote island with Edward, who seems intent on dismantling her carefully built defenses rather than simply punishing her. As his true agenda slowly comes into focus, both of them are forced to confront the damage in their pasts that shaped who they've become. The isolated setting raises the emotional and physical stakes of their twisted push-and-pull dynamic. Told mostly from Celia's perspective with occasional glimpses into Edward's mind, it deepens the central mystery of what he truly wants from her.