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BookCompleted2020

The Predator

by RuNyx

Book 1 in Dark Verse

A gripping dark mafia romance where a genius hacker and a lethal assassin orbit each other with genuine menace - only two spice scenes but they land like grenades after chapters of razor-wire tension.

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goodreads 3.98/5 142,495 ratings

storykind_community 3.7/5 10 ratings

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  • Content warnings: Human trafficking, Violence, Kidnapping, Murder, Sexual assault (referenced), Child abuse (referenced), Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Torture, Panic attacks, Death of a parent, Stalking, Grief, Blood, Graphic violence, Sexual content
Length318 pages
Series statusCompleted series · 6 books
Spice4/5 · Intense / passionate
PacingFast

Story profile

What the story promises

The strongest reviewed signals about romance, fantasy, and the reading experience.

Romance promise

  • Enemies to lovers
  • Male/female pairing (M/F)
  • Slow burn
  • High
  • Intense / passionate
  • The angst delivered
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  • Dark/tortured soul
  • Forbidden love
  • Rough / aggressive style
  • Obsessed
  • Morally gray
  • Animalistic / primal
  • Addictive read
  • Possessive alpha
  • Love/hate tension
  • Slow burn with late spice
  • Feral brain activated
  • Anti-hero
  • Push and pull
  • Possessive / claiming style
  • Tension finally satisfied
  • Assassin/spy
  • Obsessive love interest
  • Tension
  • Adrenaline rush
  • Feral devotion
  • Wall pinning
  • Power imbalance
  • Possessive/protective
  • Predator x prey
  • Eye contact intensity
  • Growling / possessive sounds
  • Body worship
  • Anticipation
  • Rough/aggressive intimacy
  • Possessive
  • Dominance
  • Power exchange
  • Claiming
  • Marking

Fantasy promise

  • Dark romance
  • Big city / metropolis
  • Contemporary
  • Humans only
  • Manor house / estate
  • Mafia romance
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  • Stalker romance
  • Forced proximity
  • Touch her and die
  • Hidden past revealed

Reading experience

  • Third person
  • Fast
  • Dark
  • Heavy
  • BIPOC MC
  • Intense
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  • Atmospheric
  • Hacker/tech genius
  • BIPOC love interest (LI)
  • Suspenseful
  • Punchy
  • General badass
  • Interracial romance
  • Brooding
  • Vengeful / revenge-driven
  • Angsty
  • Raw
  • Tense
  • Edgy
  • Dangerous
  • Steamy
  • Gritty
  • Revenge arc
  • Morally complex
  • Mafia underworld
  • Hacker heroine

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Hacker/tech genius · Touch her and die · General badass

Different because

Medium pacing rather than Fast. A longer read (420 vs 318 pages).

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Different because

Spice is higher (5/5 vs 4/5). A longer read (640 vs 318 pages).

Book details
Length
318 pages
Language
English
Format
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