Darkest Before Dawn:

A Dark Billionaire Romance (His Perfect Darkness, Book 2)

By: Lee Savino

Narrated by: Kai Kennicott, Wen Ross

For years I’ve dreamt of my own death. Not any details, just the feel of an explosion, of sparks and smoke blasting into my face. Pain and the sensation of falling.

Love feels like that. Maybe not for everyone, but to me, it feels like dying.

As I face my death, I hold onto that. My life may be bookended by pain and tragedy but there was a moment when I was loved and I loved in return.

In the end, nothing else matters.

Darkest Before Dawn is a dark romance with intense, sensual themes. It is book 2 in the His Perfect Darkness duet and the resolution of Rex and Inara's story.

©2025 Lee Savino (P)2025 Lee Savino

This second part of the duet is better than the first part!

It’s less smutty but who cares when you have Dom who thinks “love” means GPS-tracking her every move, locking her down as promised, forced married her to protect her and asks her all the time “what does she need?” So he can give her anything she wants.

The audiobook is perfectly narrated in duet by Kai Kennicott & Wen Ross. Really immersive!

Tropes:
BDSM Batman retailing
Billionaire stalker
Vigilante
Serial killers as villains

Content warnings:
Murder
Assault
Suicide attempt
kidnapping

This chapter of the story is dark, intense, and emotionally heavy, but also filled with moments of connection and loyalty. It balances suspense with intimacy, constantly challenging both Inara and Rex to redefine what it means to trust, to protect, and to love.
Tension at its