Wasteland

~ Wasteland is book two in the interconnected Factions of Red River series, but can be read as a standalone. ~ Riley. Everyone in my faction only knows me as the younger sister of the two psychopaths that run this place. There's only one man who truly knows who I am. Mick, my brother’s right-hand man and their best friend. He knows the reach that I have in this city. He knows that the person most people are truly scared of is the anonymous chick behind her computer, and he’s the dark, terrifying, tatted phantom of my dreams. I can’t get too close though. My brothers would kill him and because of his horrific past, he can’t trust himself with me. That doesn’t mean I stop my obsessive imagination from running wild. Mick. She tortures me. For months on end. She’s the angel that pulled me out of hell, and she doesn’t even know. Still, she tortures me with her devious glare and her sinister smile. I can read what she craves on her face as easily as one of our nautical charts. It takes all of my brute strength to stay away and convince everyone I feel nothing. Until someone attacks her. Civil war brews in our city and she’s at the front lines with her brothers. I won’t let anyone hurt her. I have to stay close. I have to protect her. Even from me. Wasteland picks up right when Fog has ended, but can be read as a standalone. Everyone is staying together and preparing for war. Not knowing where the next attack will come from, everyone has to stay on edge. Ally tries desperately to connect with her sister while the McHales keep Fog safe. Riley and Mick struggle to be forced to stay in the same house and not give in to the otherworldly pull they seem to have. If Mick gives in, will he survive? Not only from her brothers, but from Riley herself. Because once she gets a taste of her Skeleton man, she won’t let go. Crazy seems to run in the McHale’s genes. Author’s Note: This is a sweet-dark, dystopian romance, meaning the world they're in is gritty, dangerous, without the structure or laws we're familiar with, but the romance between the mc's is sweet (And a bit Kinky). Warning: Please be aware that there is mature and graphic content that is not suitable for people under 18. Drug use, mentions of overdose, vague mentions of past sexual assault, memories of child abuse, attempted sexual assault (not between the two MCs), panic attacks, nightmares, PTSD, kidnapping, smoking, stalking, excessive swearing, gun use, depictions of torture, murder, and physical assaults. There are no pregnancy depictions. This book contains graphic sexual scenes, including BDSM-related activities. This is not to be used as an information guide. Degradation/Praise kink, spanking, edging, slapping, gun play, choking, spitting, fearplay, painplay, orgasm denial.