King of Aces Book 2: Painful Love by T. Ashleigh & Addison Beck

 

King of Aces Book 2

Whaley-

My life has been a series of one nightmare after another. Every day is a fight to be stronger as I try to outrun the past that refuses to give me peace. Somehow, I managed to keep myself under control...

Until Bunky messed it all up.

His soul screams to mine in a way that awakens every part of me, even the parts I’ve tried to keep buried. We’re a jagged fit, a match made in Hell, but I can’t have him because together we’d burn the world to the ground.

Bunky doesn’t see that. He’d rather fuel the toxic fire of obsession than give up, and I don’t know how much longer I can hold out before I cave to the demon that everyone should fear.

Including him.

Bunky-

I’m not what most people would consider normal.

Everything in my life is touched by darkness and shaped by my past. Living life constantly on the brink of being swallowed up by the monster that wants to consume me is exhausting, so I drowned myself in vices to try and smother the memories.

Until I realized all I needed was my missing piece.

Whaley flipped a switch in my brain, making me see he was meant to be mine, but he's not letting us be together like we were made to. He’s too worried we'll destroy everything in our path if we give in to the connection that tethers us together.

Good thing I have no problem watching the world burn if it means I get him.

ᴘᴀɪɴꜰᴜʟ ʟᴏᴠᴇ ɪꜱ ᴀɴ ᴀɢᴇ-ɢᴀᴘ, ᴅᴀʀᴋ ᴏʙꜱᴇꜱꜱɪᴠᴇ ʀᴏᴍᴀɴᴄᴇ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴄᴇɴᴛᴇʀꜱ ᴀʀᴏᴜɴᴅ ᴀ ɢᴜᴀʀᴅᴇᴅ ᴍᴀɴ ᴀɴᴅ ʜɪꜱ ʟɪᴛᴛʟᴇ ᴘꜱʏᴄʜᴏ. ᴍɪx ɪɴ ꜱᴏᴍᴇ ᴛᴏxɪᴄ ᴠɪʙᴇꜱ, ʟᴏᴏᴍɪɴɢ ᴘᴀꜱᴛꜱ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴅᴇᴇᴘ ᴄᴏɴɴᴇᴄᴛɪᴏɴꜱ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴘᴀɪɴꜰᴜʟ ʟᴏᴠᴇ ᴡɪʟʟ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ʏᴏᴜ ɪᴛᴄʜɪɴɢ ꜰᴏʀ ᴍᴏʀᴇ.

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/205750557-painful-love

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My Review: 5/5 Stars

Been looking forward to Bunky and Whaley’s story, and it was exactly what you would expect with those two! Both have been through a lot. They share similar pains and pasts, and just understand one another right down to their souls. Their bit of age gap doesn’t matter when the monsters in their souls recognize the other and call one another mine. It’s like a switch goes off in Bunky one day. Realizing all these things he felt toward Whaley? Love and obsession and recognizing that they are it for one another. For Whaley, while he recognizes it too, he is a little bit stronger in denying those feelings. He isn’t ready to unleash the monster within when he isn’t sure Bunky can truly handle it and be able to still see him if he learns the truth. But Bunky is fearless. And there isn’t anything he won’t do for those he loves. So it’s only a matter of time before he breaks down Whaley’s walls. And once he does? Well, there is no turning back for either of them. Despite the dark vibes of their love story, there is no doubting the feelings they have for one another. It shows in every action between them. Get ready for an emotional rollercoaster with this one. So much happens! I couldn’t put the story down and it just made more excited to get more of these characters. Definitely looking forward to book three! 

I received an ARC in exchange for an honest review.