Torment: Part One (The Bleeding Hearts #1)
Dylan Page
Rated: 3.91 of 5 stars
3.91
· Steam/Spice level: 3 of 5
Open door [?]
· 81 ratings · 364 pages · Published: 18 Jan 2021

How did I get here?
Broken, bruised, and mentally shattered.
For most of my life, my older stepbrother, Shay, was my hero, my rock, and my best friend. The one I knew I could always rely on.
For many years, I accepted everyone and everything around me. But as I grew up, the veil was lifted, and I slowly came to understand how f*cked up it all really is. These men, who I considered uncles and close family friends, are members of the dominant MC, The Celtic Beasts. Shay is not only a proud member. He is the one they send in to do their dirty work. For some reason, this tough, muscled, terrifying guy, needs me to ground and comfort him.
But I have always had bigger plans. Bigger dreams. I don’t want to be trapped here, in this life that is dark, bloody and violent. I want to get out, escape… but Shay has other plans for me.
What do you do when your protector becomes the very root of your torment?
**Warning: This book is meant for mature readers, 18+.
Torment Part One is a dark romance and contains scenes and situations that may be upsetting for some readers. Includes several triggers and sensitive material such as: domestic abuse, profanity, gang violence, PTSD, depression, anxiety disorders, and sexual assault.
Please do not read if you are uncomfortable with any of the above. Thank you.
Tagged as:
- step siblings 10
- dark romance 7
- love triangle 6
- possessive hero 6
- m-f romance 6
- virgin heroine 5
- biker hero 5
- tortured hero 5
- contemporary 5
- age gap 5
- forbidden love 5
- alpha male 4
- friends to lovers 4
- forced proximity 4
- cheating 4
- high school 4
- secret relationship 4
- suspense 3
- new adult 3
- cruel hero/bully 3
- bad boys 3
- angst 2
- mystery 2
- other man/woman 2
- first person pov 2
- slow burn 2
- sweet/gentle heroine 2
- spanking 2
- mafia 1
- height difference 1
- cheerful/happy heroine 1
- tortured heroine 1
- sweet/gentle hero 1
- Add topics
- content warnings
- dubious consent 7
- rape 5
- abuse 4
- mental illness 3
- nontraditional hea 3
- death / grief 2
- abuse between mcs 2
- misogyny 1
- torture of side characters 1
- graphic violence 1
- victim blaming 1
- alcoholism 1
romance tags
The 'The Bleeding Hearts' series
193 ratings 4.06 ·
high-school · abuse · dark · contemporary · suspense · new adult · tortured hero · bikers · friends to lovers · possessive hero · dual-pov · tortured heroine · mental illness · alpha male · age difference · bad boys · rape · dub-con · virgin heroine · abuse-mc
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