Fatal Series by C.C. Jackson

A moment of despair leads Abigail Myers to a river, where she seeks an escape from a life that feels too heavy to bear. But instead of an end, that night becomes the beginning of everything.When tragedy strikes, Abigail is left to face a world that no longer feels like hers—one shadowed by guilt and haunted by loss.Nextor Brute has lived his life by duty, loyalty, and control. But when grief collides with unexpected connection, the woman he once blamed becomes the one he cannot forget... moreA moment of despair leads Abigail Myers to a river, where she seeks an escape from a life that feels too heavy to bear. But instead of an end, that night becomes the beginning of everything.When tragedy strikes, Abigail is left to face a world that no longer feels like hers—one shadowed by guilt and haunted by loss.Nextor Brute has lived his life by duty, loyalty, and control. But when grief collides with unexpected connection, the woman he once blamed becomes the one he cannot forget. Bound by pain and drawn by something deeper, their story becomes one of love tested by forgiveness and fate.Love is giving someone the power to hurt you… but trusting them not to. less