I am over joyed that a talented and seasoned Black author is testing the DARK romance waters and I think she did an excellent job. Kairus is truly a dark and twisted soul and unapologetically so, which is what I loved most. Mo’Nae didn’t try to sugar coat him or make him seem like anything other than a bad guy who found the person meant to love him. Azeira was a good character, while she annoyed me at times she was well developed and true to her identity. Which meant she never told her daddy off like she should have but I respect the consistency. I enjoyed the pacing, I enjoyed the writing, and loved the darkness. My only complaint if you can call it that is not ever knowing how here suspect daddy got that money 🧐. I will always be present for a Beauty and the Beast retelling and I highly enjoyed this one.