Their Broken Legend

their broken legend NICCI HARRIS also by nicci harris The Kids of The District Facing Us Our Thing Cosa Nostra Her Way His Pretty Little Burden His Pretty Little Queen Their Broken Legend Copyright © 2023 by Nicci Harris All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any electronic or mechanical means, including information storage and retrieval systems, without written permission from the author, except for the use of brief quotations in a book review. ISBN ebook: 978-1-922492-17-3 ISBN print: 978-1-922492-18-0 Edited by Writing Evolution. @writingevolution. www.writingevolution.co.uk Edited by Mostert-Seed Editing www.mostertseedediting.com Internal graphics by Nicci Harris Cover design by Ashes & Vellichor Nicci illustration holding kindle by @katiereadingcorner This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, businesses, places, events, locales, and incidents are either the products of the author's imagination or used in a fictitious manner. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental. 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I’m an Australian chick writing real love stories for dark souls. Stalk me. Meet other Butcher Boy lovers on Facebook. Join Harris’s Harem of Dark Romance Lovers Stalk us. Don’t like Facebook? Join my newsletter Facebook BookBub Goodreads Instagram contents Song List The Kids Of The District Series Sensitivity Warning 1. Xander 2. Xander 3. Kaya 4. Xander 5. Kaya 6. Xander 7. Kaya 8. Kaya 9. Kaya 10. Kaya 11. Xander 12. Kaya 13. Xander 14. Kaya 15. Kaya 16. Xander 17. Kaya 18. Kaya 19. Kaya 20. Kaya 21. Xander 22. Kaya 23. Kaya 24. Xander 25. Kaya 26. Xander 27. Kaya 28. Kaya 29. Xander 30. Kaya 31. Kaya 32. Xander 33. Kaya 34. Kaya 35. Kaya 36. Kaya 37. Kaya 38. Kaya 39. Kaya 40. Bronson’s Letter 41. Kaya 42. Xander 43. Xander 44. Kaya 45. Xander 46. Kaya Review time. . . Where it all started… Butcher Brothers Nicci Who? From the head Butcher Girls From the official Butcher Girls From the editor song list Kids of the District Link to Spotify: HERE Dark Times - The Weeknd, Ed Sheeran For You - Staind Break Stuff - Limp Bizkit My Way - Ava Max Build a Bitch - Bella Poarch Overwhelmed (Ryan Mack Remix) - Ryan Mack Sweet but Psycho - Ava Max Save Myself - Ed Sheeran Somethin’ Stupid - Frank Sinatra, Nancy Sinatra Fly Me to the Moon (In Other Words) - Frank Sinatra, Count Basie Messed Up - Once Monsters, Chloe Adams Trauma - NF The Night We Met - Lord Huron Keep Your Head Up Princess - Anson Seabra Painkiller - Ruel the kids of the district series This can be read as a standalone but it is the final book in a greater narrative that spans 6 stories. For even more context read Xander's brother's books first. Four brothers Mafia Heirs Controlling & possessive men Loyal & intelligent women Grumpy/sunshine (Our Thing & Cosa Nostra) Second chance (Her Way) Age-gap (His Pretty Little Burden & His Pretty Little Queen) Boxing romance (Their Broken Legend) Trauma bond (Facing Us) Start with Our Thing their broken legend sensitivity warning This book has been sensitivity read by a palliative care doctor, a palliative care nurse, and others for accuracy and sensitivity. While this is a WORK OF FICTION and should be enjoyed as such, if you are sensitive to issues surrounding impulsivity, aggression that manifests verbally and physically, and mental and cognitive health, please do not read this book. It's okay to protect your emotions. That does not make you soft, and it does not mean you don't enjoy Dark Romance. It means you have a limit and that's fine. For Details & Spoilers Click Here CHAPTER ONE xander Agitation gathers in my forehead, so I rub my temples. I’m dying for a wank or a fight or a fight, then a wank— Focus, Xander. “I know this is a bad time, Mr Butcher.” Anderson squirms in his chair. “But I have no one else to turn to.” Across the desk from us, my brother Clay stares Anderson down. Most men shrink a few feet in Clay’s presence. He’s the Don of the Cosa Nostra in a Mafia-ruled city, so when speaking with him, it’s best to take it seriously. “My daughter has been getting some unwanted attention from…” Anderson tugs at his collar. “From?” I press, and he looks over at me for a moment before braving Clay’s line of sight again. Spit it out, Anderson. My brother can be reasonable. On occasions, such an opportunity has presented itself, but Anderson is fucking right—this is a bullshit evening to be asking for favours. Our mother’s wake continues in the adjacent room. We have an open house for the evening; most of the District worth knowing is here, including the owner of a popular tavern who sits across from us now— That’s the only reason he’s been granted an audience with my brother. He goes on, “The son of Daniel Young. The banker. His younger son, Grayson, has been harassing my daughter. Taking pictures—” I lean back in my chair when I hear that name. Grayson Young… My headache flares as the