"You shouldn't be here," he rasps. His voice is a low, dangerous vibration-carrying an edge of curiosity that makes my pulse skip. I force my gaze to remain steady, refusing to let him see the way my skin burns under his scrutiny. "And yet... here I am." A slow, predatory smirk tugs at his lips as he exhales a breath that smells of smoke and expensive whiskey. "Lucky for you... I'm in the mood to let it slide." Ariella lived for the music, but she was surviving on scraps. One high-end gig was supposed to be her way out. Instead, it was her way in-straight into the orbit of the city's most feared unit. Five men who own the shadows and dictate the chaos: the ruthless leader with a soul made of glass, the strategist who sees life as a game of chess, the silent marksman who never misses, the chaotic wild card who thrives on fire, and the calculating genius who knows everyone's price. In their world, trust is a death sentence and loyalty is bought in blood. As Ariella becomes the center of their dangerous games, she'll learn the hardest lesson of the underground: Some hearts only love once-and some mistakes leave scars that never stop bleeding. ONGOING AND MATURE CONTENT 18+