Ruthless Destruction (Degenerates and Sin Book 1) by CM Wondrak

of me—slightly infuriatingly so, actually—but I was fairly sure I’d hit pretty close to home with my description of her, too. All the while, Alistair had tried to slyly pay attention to my interaction with Brianna. His new wife was so thrilled and overjoyed at the mere prospect of being a wife to someone like him that she didn’t even realize none of this was about her. Alistair didn’t need a wife. He could have women when he wanted them, pretty much whoever he wanted. No, this wasn’t about finding happiness in the arms of another. Call it conceited, but here’s the truth: it was about me . Me and Brianna. She was a present for me, a way to keep me out of trouble. If I had someone to occupy my time with at home, I’d have less time to go out and find myself knee-deep in shit. She was an artist, a loner, someone who didn’t have friends—and that made her controllable. But just because she was an artist like me didn’t mean I’d automatically like her. Right now, I wasn’t very impressed, though her defiance was amusing. She might make for a fun plaything for a little while, but soon enough I’d get bored and need to cross over to the illegal side of things. Alistair and Nicole returned to the table for some drinks. Nicole scooted closer to her daughter, having a low conversation out of my earshot, which left my uncle to sit beside me and give me a hard look. “What?” I asked, huffing out the word in annoyance. This wedding could be over anytime now. I was bored of it. I wanted to get h