Lust: the Poison We Drink Deadly Sins Book

DR. ADRIAN HALEI do not feel things. I dissect them. As the city’s most prominent neurosurgeon, my life is a masterpiece of sterile precision. I live in a soundproof penthouse, isolated from the filth of the world. My hands are steady. My mind is silent. Until she moved in downstairs.Maya Vance. The variable. She is a chaotic mess of paint, cheap wine, and noise. She vibrates through my floorboards, shattering my peace. I should evict her. I should have her removed. But when I watch her on the security monitors, I don’t want to make her leave. I want to make her better.I will control her schedule. I will sanitize her environment. I will isolate her from the outside world until she is as clean and empty as I am. She thinks I’m a monster. She’s wrong. I’m just a doctor. And she is my patient zero.MAYA VANCEI thought I was going crazy. My apartment is always clean, but I didn’t clean it. My fridge is full of food I didn’t buy. And when I sleep, I feel like someone is watching me. Then I met him. Dr. Adrian Hale. He’s cold, terrifying, and beautiful in a way that makes my stomach hurt. He touches me like I’m a medical emergency. He kisses me like he’s trying to cut off my oxygen.I should run. I should scream. But the scariest part isn’t that he locked me in his tower. The scariest part is that for the first time in my life… I feel safe.LUST — THE POISON WE DRINK is a dark medical thriller and psychological erotica. It features a hero with severe OCPD, a stalking dynamic framed as “care,” and a relationship that blurs the line between love and pathology. Reader discretion is advised: This story contains themes of medical control, isolation, and consensual non-consent.