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God of Pain

Legacy of Gods, Book 2

Rina Kent

Annika Volkov is a Bratva princess and the loudest person at every party, and she has a crush on silent, brooding Creighton King. He hides a violent streak and a past he can't outrun, and every wall she pushes on makes him more obsessed.

Slow to start, then frequent and kink-forward once the two get together.

Heat level

Filthy4 of 5

Clocked.

if your loudest personality goes quiet around one person

Spice type

Relationship structure

MF

Tropes

Pacing

Slow buildRelationship-forward

Content notes

Heroine is 17 at the start and turns 18 mid-book (hero is 20)Kink scenes begin before her 18th birthdayKidnappingConsensual BDSM / kinkDub-conStalkingEmotional abuseChild abuseSuicidal ideationSuicideGraphic violence

Reader fit

This book is great for

For readers who want a grumpy-sunshine college romance where the grumpy one is dangerous. Dual POV shows how much he is hiding.

  • wants a sunny heroine and a hero whose darkness gets real page time
  • likes a silent hero whose control is the threat
  • came from God of Malice and wants the next generation of this family
  • reads Legacy of Gods out of order and needs a standalone entry point

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