A dark, possessive alpha male romance set in an underground fight club—perfect for fans of gritty, steamy, emotionally intense love stories. I walked into the Inferno looking for a job. What I found was a dangerous alpha male who decided I was his. Cole "King" Maddox runs an underground fighting club where men bleed for money and power. He's ruthless, dominant, and completely off-limits. The kind of possessive hero every warning tells you to avoid. And now? He's watching me like I belong to him. This was supposed to be simple. Pour drinks. Keep my head down. Survive. But when a customer crosses the line, Cole doesn't just step in—he destroys the man in the ring, making one thing brutally clear: No one touches what's his. And somehow… that includes me. This dark romance isn't sweet—it's gritty, emotional, and dangerously addictive. Cole is a dominant alpha hero with secrets that could get us both killed. I'm a damaged heroine with a past I can't outrun. What's building between us is a slow burn of obsession, tension, and raw need—set against a violent underground world where love feels more like possession than salvation. Welcome to the Inferno—where the alpha male doesn't fall in love… he claims.