For decades, the Carrington and Davis families have ruled the city from opposing sides of the same empire. One built on polished wealth and political influence; and the other on fear and bloodshed. When a violent attack leaves her younger brother fighting for his life, Imani Carrington is forced into the one thing she swore would never happen: a marriage arranged for power. The man chosen for her is Amar Davis - his father's most feared soldier, heir to a dangerous legacy, and a man who has spent years avoiding attachment at all costs. But with federal pressure mounting, enemies circling, and both families on the verge of collapse, refusing the marriage isn't an option. What begins as a political arrangement quickly turns into something far more complicated. Because behind closed doors, Amar isn't the man the city whispers about and Imani isn't nearly as fragile as people assume. As the line between fake and real begins to blur, the two of them are pulled deeper into a world of family betrayal, hidden agendas, dangerous loyalty, and a kind of love neither of them were prepared for. In Detroit, power is everything. But love? Love might be the most dangerous thing of all.

LETHAL /ˈlēTHəl/ adjective sufficient to cause death, harmful or destructive. "Damaged people are dangerous, they know they can survive." COVER BY: XOROYALTYWRITES

"𝘾𝙝𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙜𝙤 𝙙𝙞𝙙𝙣'𝙩 𝙨𝙘𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙈𝙚𝙠𝙖𝙞 𝘽𝙚𝙣𝙣𝙚𝙩 - 𝙪𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙡 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙠𝙞𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙧 𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙧𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙡𝙤𝙤𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙗𝙖𝙘𝙠 𝙖𝙩 𝙝𝙞𝙢."