mommabearforlife
He doesn't ask. He takes.
In the shadowy corridors of the Sovereign timeline, survival demands ironclad leverage-and secrets are paid for in blood.
Elias Thorne-Vane has only one objective: locate his missing sister, Serafina Thorne, and tear down anyone standing between him and his family. But when a routine sweep through the lower district crosshairs a woman who shouldn't exist in his territory, the hunt turns personal. Cornered against cold red brick in a midnight alley, Serafina Rossi learns the hardest rule of his empire:
He doesn't negotiate. He doesn't compromise. And he never asks for permission.
Yet, Serafina Rossi isn't just another collateral target. She holds the missing cipher-the vital key connecting Savannah's classified underworld intel to the whereabouts of Elias's sister.
As the Thorne-Vane dynasty faces an orchestrated uprising, a bitter ghost from Julian and Chanel's past-a vengeful ex-husband from the hospital days-resurfaces to fracture the family's command. With Julian, Chanel, Alex, Savannah, and the enforcers forced into a synchronized battle on multiple fronts, the line between captor, protector, and ally shatters completely.
Trapped between an encroaching syndicate war and an enforcer whose possessive grip is unbreakable, Serafina must choose: surrender the truth, or let the city burn around them both.