Bound by His Darkness - Paperback

Years ago, a heated moment unseals the non-dangerous future of Ilya Marvin's brother and his best friend, her love, Xyric Gavenston. During their final six-year term, Ilya's world collapses when her loved ones go M.I.A. Left with fear and regret, disbelief finds its way to her upon classified government documents and insights into Xyric's father's death land in her lap. Pushed to the edge, Ilya's on a warpath to expose dirty deeds.
Upon the safe return of her loved ones, Ilya wants nothing more than to protect and love them more by telling the truth. But she knows the truth she carries would shatter their fragile minds more, so she keeps silent. Unwilling to watch them continue to spiral, putting her mental health on the line, she flees the city to protect them ... ALL.

Xyric's haunted by the things he survived. Refusing therapy costs him the only woman he's ever loved. With Ilya out of his grasp, Xyric becomes dangerously focused and furious. While he's fighting to rebuild himself, he seeks revenge against those who turned him into a broken man.
One reckless choice pulls Ilya back into his life, along with disheartening information. Xyric must face the truth, what he's capable of, and whether love can survive the fallout. Will he seek the guidance of a therapist to shed his past, restoring him to the man he once was? Or will the past keep him stagnant in his turmoil, further keeping Ilya from becoming his wife?