Twisted Needs (Painted Hearts Book 1) (English Edition)

Anderson de Sousa has spent his entire life craving stability, devotion, and a place where he truly belongs. Unfortunately, he keeps searching for it in the worst possible place: Parker Morozov.
NHL captain Parker Morozov knew letting his best friend’s younger brother move into his home was a terrible idea from the start. Anders has always been too emotional, too trusting, too easy for Parker to protect. But Parker has never been able to resist being needed, and taking care of Anders gives his increasingly unraveling life a sense of purpose he can’t seem to live without.
As Parker enters his final season with the D.C. Sentinels, the carefully controlled life he built around hockey begins to crack apart. What starts as lingering affection and blurred boundaries quickly spirals into something far more dangerous: an all-consuming attachment fueled by dependency, jealousy, secrecy, and years of buried desire.
Because Anders isn’t a kid anymore.
And Parker is starting to look at him like he never should have in the first place.
Now trapped between loyalty and longing, both men are forced to confront the terrifying reality of what they’ve become to each other. But when obsession begins masquerading as love, walking away may no longer be possible.

A dark, emotionally charged romance about unhealthy attachments, broken promises, and the devastating consequences of wanting someone too much.