Corrupt

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The dark, intoxicating contemporary romance masterpiece that launched a global phenomenon! From Penelope Douglas, the New York Times, USA Today, and international bestselling author, comes Corrupt, the explosive first installment in the legendary Devil’s Night series. Infused with intense psychological suspense, high-stakes high-society drama, and burning physical tension, this iconic enemies-to-lovers story introduces the infamous Horsemen and sets a new benchmark for dark romance.

Erika

I was always told that dreams were our heart’s truest desires. My nightmares, however, became my ultimate obsession. His name is Michael Crist. My boyfriend’s older brother is exactly like that terrifying horror movie that you peek through your hands to watch. He’s staggeringly handsome, powerful, and completely terrifying. As the former star of his college’s basketball team who has now gone pro, he always seemed far more concerned with the dirt on his shoe than my existence.

But I noticed him. I saw him clearly. I heard him in the dark. The illicit things that he did, and the terrible deeds that he hid… For years, I bit my nails, utterly unable to look away from his shadow. Now, I’ve finally graduated high school and moved away to college, but I haven’t stopped watching Michael. He’s bad news, and the dark secrets I’ve seen aren’t content to stay locked inside my head anymore. Because he’s finally noticed me back.

Michael

Her name is Erika Fane, but everyone calls her Rika. My younger brother’s girlfriend grew up hanging around my house, always sitting at our family dinner table. She instinctively looks down the moment I enter a room and completely freezes whenever I step close. I can always feel the raw fear rolling off of her skin, and while I haven’t possessed her body yet, I know that I have absolute control over her mind. That’s all I really wanted anyway.

Until my brother leaves for the military, and I find Rika completely alone at college. In my city. Totally unprotected. The opportunity is too good to be true, and the timing is flawless. Because you see, three years ago, she put a few of my closest high school friends in prison—and now, they’re finally out. We’ve waited. We’ve been patient. And now, every single one of her darkest nightmares is about to come true.

A brilliant execution of the bully romance, revenge, brother’s girlfriend, and dark gothic suspense tropes, Corrupt delivers a calculated game of cat-and-mouse where the boundary between fear and desire completely vanishes.