“A masterclass in toxic obsession and ruthless power dynamics. Stellan Rhodes is the ultimate morally black MMC.” — Dark Romance Reads
“I couldn’t put it down. Visceral, psychological, and utterly consuming.” — Alpha Book Reviews
He was supposed to be my client. Instead, he became my captor.
I am a crisis manager for the elite. I clean up scandals, bury secrets, and put leashes on powerful men. When Stellan Rhodes—billionaire heir and the most violent center in professional hockey—beats a man into a coma on live television, I am hired to fix his image.
My rules are simple: I control his schedule, I control his press, and I control him.
But Stellan isn’t a man who accepts a leash. He is a predator who enjoys the dark, and he immediately realizes that the titanium walls I’ve built around myself are hiding a past just as dirty as his.
He agrees to play my game in public, but behind closed doors, the power dynamic shifts. He doesn’t want to be saved. He wants to drag me down into the shadows with him.
When a war erupts that threatens to burn his empire to the ground, I am forced to make a choice: run back to the light, or embrace the monster who is willing to slaughter the entire world just to keep me safe.
I thought I was the one holding the keys to the cage.
I didn’t realize I locked myself inside with the beast.
Author’s Note: PLAY TO RUIN is a dark, standalone billionaire sports romance. It contains extremely morally gray/black characters, explicit scenes, dubious consent, and themes of violence and obsession. Reader discretion is advised.
