Fractured Devotion (Tainted Souls #1)

Obsession is not love. But what if it’s all youve ever known?

At the remote Miramont Neuroclinic, nestled deep in Darnell Hollow’s mist-shrouded woods, trauma isn’t just treated—it’s dissected, rewired, and reconditioned. Dr. Celeste Varon, a brilliant neurobiologist haunted by fragmented memories of her own childhood horrors, is on the verge of a breakthrough that could redefine memory recovery. But when she hires a new technician, something in the lab—and inside her—begins to unravel.

Kade Lorran is too capable. Too charming. Too interested. Behind his attentive smiles and quiet competence hides a dangerous obsession. Sent to sabotage her project, Kade quickly loses...

Obsession is not love. But what if it’s all youve ever known?

At the remote Miramont Neuroclinic, nestled deep in Darnell Hollow’s mist-shrouded woods, trauma isn’t just treated—it’s dissected, rewired, and reconditioned. Dr. Celeste Varon, a brilliant neurobiologist haunted by fragmented memories of her own childhood horrors, is on the verge of a breakthrough that could redefine memory recovery. But when she hires a new technician, something in the lab—and inside her—begins to unravel.

Kade Lorran is too capable. Too charming. Too interested. Behind his attentive smiles and quiet competence hides a dangerous obsession. Sent to sabotage her project, Kade quickly loses sight of his mission, seduced by Celeste’s brilliance and brokenness. What begins as manipulation spirals into fixation. And Celeste, plagued by nightmares, missing time, and flickering images of blood-soaked lullabies, finds herself drawn to the one man she should fear most.

As buried memories claw their way to the surface, surveillance becomes seduction. Control turns to captivity. And the line between research and reality blurs into madness.

But Celeste isn’t the only one with ghosts. And when betrayal bleeds into violence, she must decide: will she reclaim her fractured self—or let a stranger rewrite her mind for good?

Obsession can mimic love.

But in the dark, only one survives.