Craving The Chase

Annnd this has turned into an author-binge thing. Here's Syn Blackrose's "Craving The Chase." This takes place in the same universe as the Kozlov Brothers and Kozlov Bodyguards. After "Our Blood, Our Pain" but before "My Hunger, Your Soul;" hence why I put that book down and picked up this one.

["Noah
When my eyes land on Chase, it’s game over. I want to keep him. I need to have my eyes on him at all times. I can’t keep away. Anyone who gets in my way…they die. When I finally get my prize, I will never let him go.
My man.
My craving.
My Chase.
It's time to step out of the shadows.

Chase
Could life be more complicated right now? I have an ex from hell, and it’s made me question whether I even want a relationship again. Then…Noah walks into my office and my life changes forever. I need to resist the pull I feel in his presence.
The red flags surrounding him should make me run for the hills. But I can’t stop thinking about him. And the cherry on top is that I think I’m losing my mind. A feeling that someone is watching me…it’s making me crazy.
Yep, my life is a mess, so come and watch it implode into chaos."]

What I loved about this book, what I love about the Mulvaney boys, is how protective Noah is. He's willing to do, and does do, many, many, many things to keep Chase safe. Rational and irrational. And how much he wants Chase to feel wanted and needed. Noah just wants to make Chase happy.

As with many psychopaths, the (para)phrase "I'd die if you left me. I literally wouldn't survive" shouldn't be as romantic as it sounds in dark romances. But it make me smile, and it made Chase soon. Many times, it was the thing that brought him back over to Noah (toxic as it is).

Their love was...crazy, for the lack of better words. It was fast and filled with red flags and triggers. But they were both it in willingly, happily. They wanted to make it work, against the odds, against the advice of loved ones.

Trigger Warnings: stalking, violence, murder, controlling behavior, kidnapping (not MC), intruder, manipulative behavior, homophobic language, fire, sexual act that would be considered SA, and more.

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