Forbidden Attraction: When Survival Demands Sin (The Unmentionable #2)

I don’t know what’s worse—trusting a stranger who might kill me, or realizing I don’t care if he does.

Hawthorne Manor was supposed to be an opportunity—a twisted game with one million dollars at stake. All I had to do was survive long enough to win. But survival isn’t as simple as keeping your pulse steady when there are rules designed to break you and people who will do anything to see you fail.

And then there’s Toby.

Cunning. Ruthless. Dark in ways I shouldn’t find intriguing. He’s not a hero. He’s not a savior. He’s the kind of man you team up with only because the devil you know is better than the devil waiting to stab you in the back. He calls me little mouse like he’s waiting for the moment I’ll scurry, but what he doesn’t realize is, I’m not running.

I don’t trust him. I don’t even like him most of the time. But he’s made it clear—if I want to survive this game, I need him. And if I want to get out of here with my sanity intact… I might have to play his game.

Because Toby doesn’t play fair. He doesn’t play nice. He’s the kind of man who will burn everything down just to see what rises from the ashes. And somewhere in this maze of alliances and betrayals, I can’t tell if he’s my partner or my punishment.

But one thing’s certain.

In a place like this, the real game isn’t about winning. It’s about knowing when to strike—and who to trust when the flames start closing in.

And if I’m not careful, Toby might be the one who destroys me before anyone else gets the chance.