Chasing Darkness (Ruins of Rima #1)

Even the darkest of nights can whisper secrets into the light.
Dante
I've spent years striving for a different world—a different life. The Guild coming to Rima, to my city, threatens all I've built within the Vipers MC. As the President, it's my duty to push them out. But that's not good enough. They're a hydra. Lop off one head and two more grow in its place. If I want to watch them burn, I’ll have to be the one to start the fire. Once inside it's a race against time until they discover who I am. And then I find her. Aelia may be a prisoner of the Guild, but I'll claim her for my own. I refuse to choose between bringing them down and saving Aelia. Either way my life will end with hers.
Aelia
Before I was sold to the Guild, shadows infiltrated my world. In the years since, they've turned into a darkness even the brightest light can't pierce. They consume my every waking minute as I stumble through the night. I've learned to survive, but I'll never escape this hell. Even if I could, I have nowhere to run—no one to turn to. Until Dante walks into my world. He wakes me from my nightmare and demands I reach for more than this tortured existence. Convincing myself to trust him isn't easy. Neither is persuading my heart that he's worth chasing him into the darkness.

This is the first book in the Ruins of Rima Duology. It is a spin-off of the Shadows of Synd series. They are best read before the duology. Trigger/Content Warnings can be found on the author's website.