Mira Vale isn't looking for trouble. She's got a job she doesn't hate, a boyfriend who looks good on paper (but feels like talking to a sock), and enough anxiety to keep her nights interesting. Enter Xan Hayes . A weapon forged by the Obsidian Order . He doesn't smile. He stalks. He kills. He marks his prey in silence - and Mira just landed in his crosshairs. His orders were simple: watch her, report back, do not get involved. Too bad he has never been good at following the rules. Xan is a walking nightmare wrapped in ink and obsession. Sadistic, brutal, and beautiful in all the ways that ruin you. He's the kind of man who doesn't just want you - he claims you. And once he does, he won't let go. Now Mira's caught between a boyfriend who doesn't see her, and a killer who sees everything. Between the lies of the Order, and the man who would burn it all down for her. He's not the hero. He's the monster who makes her beg for more. Whispers of Ruin is a dark romance packed with blood, gore, obsession, forbidden rituals - and a man who makes fever dreams taste like desire.