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Khalani is a Prisoner.
Takeshi is a Guard.
Both are slaves to the Underground.

Khalani Kanes has never stood on the surface of the earth. In the underground city of Apollo, faith and dreams are as absent as the sun. She longed to visit Genesis, the infamous Domed City and the final place where humanity lives aboveground. But when Khalani is given a life sentence and thrown into prison for a theft she didn’t commit, those wishes shatter into oblivion.

In Braderhelm Prison, murderers are neighbors, ruthless and cold-blooded guards live to punish, and every second is a battle to survive. She thought the danger lay in befriending criminals and avoiding Takeshi Steele, the nefarious Captain who runs her cell block. But darker traps and secrets await her within the shadows of imprisonment. Khalani’s blood will coat the walls in flaming silk before her enemies let her escape to the surface, a feat no one has successfully achieved. If the reclusive and callous Takeshi Steele won’t kill Khalani, then the merciless prisoners and her fractured mind will.

Reviews

“it’s gritty, the dystopian world set up is very cool and the setting of most of the book takes place in an underground prison. The writing is poetic and descriptive and our female main character has some intense mental health struggles that brought a lot of emotion to the writing.” – Amazon Review

“I devoured Us Dark Few in a single day — I simply couldn’t put it down. Alexis Patton delivers an absolutely addictive enemies-to-lovers romance that grabs you from the first page and refuses to let go. From the start, the tension crackles between the main characters, pulling you into a world of secrets, betrayal, and undeniable chemistry.” – Amazon Review

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