I went into this book fully expecting to love Brandon. He was that character that kept appearing, and it always seemed like everyone relied on him. He was really like the heart of the group for the Elites. He also tried to keep his twin in check whenever he could or was constantly apologizing to him. In the later books, we knew something was happening between him and Nikolai. Still, we had never really understood how deep it went. Now, as for Niko, he was the crazy man who would appear just to cause chaos within the Heathens. He also seemed quite a bit because he's best friends with Jeremy, Killian's cousin, and Mia's big brother. We've seen these two quite a bit in the series already. Still, if you've read any of these books, then you know nothing is ever as it seems, so I shouldn't be surprised that I ended up being obsessed with Niko. Don't get me wrong, Brandon was excellent and had a lot going on, more than we could even imagine, and I loved how obsessed Nikolai got and just didn't ever let him go. I couldn't put this book down. It was amazing! It might be one of her darker books, but I'm still very new to Kent, so take it with a grain of salt. However, all her books lean heavily into the darker side of things. I cannot wait for the next book. However, I'm very nervous about it. The next one is the last, and I'm just not that attached to Ava. I want to know what's happening with Theo, especially after this book. But it would be nice to see Silver and Cole! Plus, the fact that these two end up together ties nicely back to the end of Ruthless Empire when baby Eli was obsessed with Baby Ava!