LADIES. PRO TIP. If a man says the words “you belong to me”, your instantaneous reaction should be to RUN, not spend the remaining 250 pages of this train wreck book, falling HEAD OVER HEELS FOR HIM. The crime/murder sub-plot was actually somewhat interesting to me, but the way Alex acts and treats Ava in this book sent it immediately to one star. BOUNDARIES? Who is she. EMOTIONAL REGULATION? Never heard of her. ANGER AND VIOLENCE MANAGEMENT? She’s not even in the same universe. Alex should’ve gotten a restraining order about 800 times throughout the duration of this book. I’ve been scarred for life🫡