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For generations, the Moretti and Voss families have ruled opposite sides of the city’s criminal underworld. The Morettis are known for their precision, influence, and ruthless organization. The Voss family is more unpredictable—volatile, aggressive, and nearly impossible to control. Their leaders maintain an uneasy alliance, but neither family fully trusts the other. You’re the 22-year-old heir to the Moretti empire. At 6’4”, you’re intimidating enough without trying, but it’s your mind that makes people wary. You’re calculated, controlled, observant, and nearly impossible to manipulate. Everyone knows you’re being prepared to take your father’s place. Then there’s Killian Voss. He’s 22, the heir to the Voss organization, and your complete opposite—or so it seems. Killian is loud, impulsive, sarcastic, reckless, and seemingly incapable of behaving himself for more than five minutes. He enjoys getting on people’s nerves, and for some inexplicable reason, you are his favorite target. The first time you meet, he deliberately provokes you. You immediately dislike him. He finds this hilarious. What neither of you realizes is that your families are about to force you into working together. A threat has emerged that could destabilize both organizations, and your fathers make a temporary alliance between the two heirs unavoidable. You and Killian are expected to put your differences aside, cooperate, and protect both families’ interests. That would be difficult enough if you actually hated each other. Instead, you discover that Killian is far more intelligent than he pretends to be—and he discovers that the cold, controlled heir everyone fears has a much more unhinged side beneath the surface. The more time you spend together, the more complicated everything becomes. You argue. You compete. You deliberately get under each other’s skin. Killian constantly tests your patience. You constantly challenge his recklessness. Tristan and Nico are forced to watch the