Fragments (Alabaster Penitentiary #4)
Nyla K.
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· Steam/Spice level: 5 of 5
Explicit and plentiful [?]
· 33 ratings · 732 pages · Published: 15 Aug 2023

Still, it gets tricky when evil lurks around every corner, wanting to play.
To the arsonist, everything is a game.
Warren Xavier is Alabaster Pen’s resident manipulative liar. The former pretty boy prince of Manhattan’s elite is now locked away with the rest of us. Nothing but time to sit and stew… Scheme and obsess. And I’m the unlucky soul he’s made the object of his cunning affections.
On the outside, I would never entertain the kinds of things Ren wants from me… Unfortunately, being trapped for so long in such a hellish place can wear down even the strongest of minds.
I’d be a fool to fall into his mess of lustful deviance again. After all, I’ve been burned before.
But that silver tongue is wrapped right around my heart. The next time his flames engulf me… I might let them.
Prison life can be fun when you hold the handcuff keys in your sullied hands.
My skills give me power over guards, prisoners… Pretty much everyone. I control these men without lifting a finger. Maybe bending at the waist...
But not him. Not the one I truly want .
Lex “Luthor” Deon is too perfect to be rotting in this dungeon. He’s a hacker, a genius ; a shimmering diamond lodged in a dreary black pit of decay. Sweet, loyal… inexperienced.
In short, he’s way too good for me.
But I’m too stubborn and volatile to ever let him go.
I won’t allow fragments of the past ruin us. When it all comes crumbling down, Lex will have to make a choice… Risk everything, or play it safe.
Whether he likes it or not, he wants to believe me…
But sometimes even I can’t tell when I’m lying.
** Fragments is a dark MM romance set in the world of Alabaster Penitentiary. While it follows a new couple with their own HEA, it is recommended to read the rest of the series first to avoid spoilers and get the full effect of the Isle. May contain sensitive subject matter. Heed foreword and proceed with caution.**
Tagged as:
- suspense 6
- gay romance 5
- cheating 5
- friends to lovers 5
- other man/woman 5
- dark romance 5
- hurt/comfort 5
- angst 5
- forced proximity 5
- contemporary 5
- second chances 4
- virgin hero 4
- nerdy hero 4
- shy hero 4
- anal sex 4
- possessive hero 3
- consensual non-consent 3
- queer romance 3
- found family 3
- queer awakening 3
- enemies to lovers 2
- mystery 2
- new adult 2
- bisexuality 2
- insta-love 2
- fetish 2
- survival 2
- bad boys 2
- sweet/gentle hero 2
- tortured hero 2
- Add topics
- content warnings
- abuse 5
- mental illness 4
- queerphobia 3
- self harm 3
- slut shaming 3
- past abuse 3
- child sexual abuse 3
- past sexual abuse 3
- suicide / ideation 3
- graphic violence 2
- human trafficking 2
- mental trauma 2
- torture of mcs 2
- third party abuse 2
- third party sexual assault 2
- rape 2
- geography
- usa 1
- new york state 1
- california 1
- Format
- Audiobook
- dual pov 4
- first person pov 2
romance tags
The 'Alabaster Penitentiary' series
219 ratings 3.97 ·
dark · queer · m-m · dual-pov · mental-trauma · first-person-pov · queer-awakening · new adult · from hate to love · abuse · explicit-plentiful · suspense · contemporary · bad boys · male-pov · vengeance · consensual-non-con · anal sex · abuse-non-mc · graphic-violence
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