The story of a man who has lost all, including his life. Being reborn anew with the purpose to take from others. Only to end up becoming the mere embodiment of something most people do not want to be confronted with.

Himari, the princess of the Sun Kingdom in the realm of Arazua, is plagued with an ancient curse and an arranged marriage that causes her distress. Despite it all, she tries her best to exist peacefully for the sake of her kingdom. That is, until Rentarou, King of the Iron, enters her life and threatens the existence of her kingdom. Her options: marry the egotistical king or allow her people to perish. Choosing to fight for the people of Arazua, Himari finds herself on the run disguised as a renegade working in the shadows. She must learn to lean on those that fate has placed in her path to ensure Rentarou's demise for the good of the realm.

Two ambitious women rose through Wall Street together. One fall shattered everything. Clare believed she'd found a friend in her colleague. She never saw the undercurrents-resentment sharpened behind smiles, loyalty twisted into leverage, admiration curdling into something far darker. She had no idea what was being cataloged, or how long the tally had been kept. Now one of them is dead after a rooftop fall that looks less like an accident by the hour. The police want answers. The other woman can't give them. Not because she won't- but because she's no longer certain what happened in those final seconds. As old secrets surface and small cruelties reveal their true shape, the line between victim and perpetrator blurs. Memory fractures. Motives distort. And the truth-whatever it is-is more dangerous than any lie. On Wall Street, loyalty is a pretense. Friendship is a liability. In the end, every frenemy has her day... And someone always falls.

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