I swore I was done being a victim. Fate never asked what I wanted.

My stalker isn't finished with me.

After delivering my stepfather's severed head to my door, he's grown bolder—more obsessed, more certain that I belong to him.

I should feel safe.

Instead, I feel watched.

Caged.

Tainted.

The doctors at Phoenix Pride say my body isn't what they thought it was. My heats aren't normal. My biology isn't safe. But trust doesn't grow in a graveyard, and I've been lied to too many times to believe I'm suddenly the priority.

Julian's attack drags me straight back into the orbit of the man I tried to escape—the guardian who has controlled my life for years. The compound holds me hostage, its leaders hiding corruption behind polished smiles and procedural lies.

Every truth I uncover costs me. The men around me are more protective than ever, but even they can't shield me from the betrayals inside our walls.

And then there's Torin Ashford—Draven's oldest friend and our newest ally. He seems to hate me more than I hate myself—treating me like poison, when all I want is to believe I'm worth more.

I don't want fate deciding who gets to claim me.

I don't want instincts whispering lies in my mind.

I don't want bonds tightening around my throat.

I want a choice.

My chromius doesn't.

The deeper I dig into the corruption surrounding me, the clearer it becomes—monsters aren't born.

They're made.

And if the world insists on trying to control me, it might regret what it forces me to become.

Tainted Touch is the second book in the Not All Men series. It's a glacial-burn paranormal why choose romance filled with political power plays, obsessive protectors, escalating danger, and a heroine learning exactly how sharp her claws can be.

For mature listeners.