MINERVA
He found me in the wreckage, hands trembling, eyes on fire.
I should’ve been scared—
I was broken, battered, bleeding.
But the only thing I wanted was him.
His touch. His heat.
I never imagined the man I love would become a legend.
But Ares wasn’t made for peace—he was born to rule.
Now I stand beside him—bloody, bruised, and unshakably his.
This isn’t a fairytale.
It’s the empire we built from ruin.
ARES
I held her broken body in my arms and swore vengeance.
Every bruise was a debt, every tear a trigger.
She’s my weakness and my weapon, my reason and my rage.
The men who touched her won’t live to see another sunrise.
Because she’s not just my queen—
She’s the only thing worth burning the world for.
This is Book 6 of The Crimson Vice Series. Reading Order: Twisted Vows, Twisted Desire, Twisted Fury, Twisted Inferno, Twisted Game and Twisted Reign.