Cade

The walls are still standing. The distance between them is harder to keep.

Cade Mercer's story continues in CADE - PART TWO, the second half of his story in The Unforgiven dark romance series.

Inside Ravencroft State Penitentiary, privacy is scarce, trust is dangerous, and every meeting ends with a locked door. Cade knows how to survive within those limits. What he cannot control so easily is what Eve has come to mean to him.

She began as his psychologist. Now, keeping their connection within the boundaries of her work demands more than either of them expected. Questions linger beyond their sessions. Feelings resist the explanations that once made everything seem manageable. The closer Eve comes to Cade, the harder it becomes to separate her responsibility toward him from her desire to stay.

But closeness does not erase the things he has kept from her.

Cade's past reaches beyond his conviction. His bond with his brother, Amadeus Mercer, carries the weight of family loyalty, violence, and truths that are difficult to speak aloud. Understanding the man in front of her means confronting what Eve still does not know-and deciding what those answers will mean for them both.

Meanwhile, Dante Russo's sharp humor offers moments of relief in a place built around confinement. Perceptive enough to notice what Cade would rather conceal, Dante remains part of a prison world that continues to press in, whatever happens behind the therapy room door.

As Cade and Eve struggle with the consequences of their attachment, wanting each other becomes only one part of a much harder question: what can they ask of each other when so much of their lives remains beyond their control?

CADE - PART TWO continues the forbidden romance begun in Part One, exploring guilt, desire, vulnerability, and the cost of letting another person see what you have spent years hiding.

Some truths can explain the past. Living with them is something else entirely.

Read CADE - PART ONE before beginning PART TWO. These two volumes form Cade's story within The Unforgiven series, whose world continues through Dante and Amadeus.

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For adult readers aged 18+. Contains explicit sexual content, graphic violence, strong language, disturbing themes, and a psychologist-inmate relationship.