Blackstone Gates Series by K.L. Steele

From the moment I stepped foot in Blackstone Academy I have been hunted.I am not safe within these walls, not from the monsters living in the bodies of men, or from the demons in my nightmares. They don't want me here, or so they keep saying.Their darkness feeds my soul, drawing me in and leaving me broken and bloody. They expect me to run, to fear them.Instead, they are giving me all the things I crave. Pain. Excitement. Danger... moreFrom the moment I stepped foot in Blackstone Academy I have been hunted.I am not safe within these walls, not from the monsters living in the bodies of men, or from the demons in my nightmares. They don't want me here, or so they keep saying.Their darkness feeds my soul, drawing me in and leaving me broken and bloody. They expect me to run, to fear them.Instead, they are giving me all the things I crave. Pain. Excitement. Danger.My life quite literally hangs in the balance whenever they are close and yet my body has never felt so alive.Only it isn't just the boys of Blackstone after me or the demonic protector that forced his way into my life.Other sinister beings are out there hunting me, with orders much more deadly than the monsters who forced their way into my soul.*The Blackstone Gates series is a dark paranormal romance series that is intended for readers who are over the age of 18. It is a why choose romance, where the main character ends up with more than one love interest. This book contains dark themes, so please read the content warnings before proceeding.** Locked is book one in the series and does end on a slight cliffhanger. less

BaleI wanted her gone.Our breakable, defiant, human mate.I wanted to run her out of Blackstone Gates never to see her again. That was until the last night she spent with us, and now she is missing.Taken from right under our noses by a being who has hated our family for centuries.I want to destroy him. The need to feel his blood running through my fingers is strong. But even I know it will not be that easy. Not with him... moreBaleI wanted her gone.Our breakable, defiant, human mate.I wanted to run her out of Blackstone Gates never to see her again. That was until the last night she spent with us, and now she is missing.Taken from right under our noses by a being who has hated our family for centuries.I want to destroy him. The need to feel his blood running through my fingers is strong. But even I know it will not be that easy. Not with him.It will take sacrifice to get her back, a sacrifice all of us are willing to give.WynnI was hunted.Falling prey to both the men who forced their way into my soul, and to the being who is hellbent on revenge.He wants to hurt them, to watch them suffer at his hands. He craves power, and I am his golden ticket. Or so he tells me.But something he has no control over is the fates, fates that have a different path carved out for me.I become intertwined in the web of secrets and lies, finding allies in places that I least expect it.If I make it out, my life will never be the same.*The Blackstone Gates series is a dark paranormal romance series that is intended for readers who are over the age of 18. It is a why choose romance, where the main character ends up with more than one love interest. This book contains dark themes, so please read the content warnings before proceeding.** Chained is book two in the series and does end on a slight cliffhanger. Series must be read in order. less