I killed my first husband. He paid fifty million dollars to be my next.The Ravens are the most powerful secret society in the world. When a Raven dies, his widow doesn't go free. She goes back on the block—auctioned to the highest bidder, married on the spot, claimed in front of them all.And if she runs, the Talons drag her back.LITTLE KITTENMy husband's death wasn't an accident. I made sure of that.The man who helped me cover it up was supposed to buy me at auction. That was the deal. That was the plan.Then Dane Sinclair bid fifty million dollars.He's a Council member. A widower with three lethal sons. The man they send when a Raven breaks the rules.I broke the biggest one.Twenty years ago, he wanted me, and the Council told him no. Nobody tells Dane Sinclair no anymore.He bought me. Married me. Made me kneel for him the same night. I should hate everything about the way he owns me.I crave it instead.But the man who knows what I did wants repayment. Spy on my new husband, or the Council learns how far I'll go to protect my daughter.There's just one problem with spying on the man who commands the Talons.He's always watching.Tropes: secret society · widow auction · OTT possessive hero · morally gray MCs · obsessive MMC · touch her and die · billionaire MMC · dom/sub dynamics · forced proximity · murder couple · she killed her ex · partners in crime · who hurt you · protective MMC · sibling banterFALLEN DANE is an explicit, high-spice dark romance novella featuring a morally gray secret society king billionaire who buys his obsession at a widow auction and a heroine who already has blood on her hands. This is the first book in The Sinclairs series. Each book follows a different Sinclair man, beginning with the patriarch, Dane. Dane and Whitney's story is complete standalone with an HEA. Contains dark themes including references to trafficking, violence, and murder that may be triggering for some readers. Content warnings are available on the author's website.This is a high spice, dark romance with dark themes. It is a standalone, book 1 of 4 in The Sinclairs series and has a guaranteed HEA, written in dual POV, first person, present tense. Fans of Shantel Tessier's world will devour this secret society world.