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Ethan Reyes is a top criminal lawyer-arrogant, sharp, and unbeatable in court. Known for crushing egos like stepping on glass, he lives by discipline and never lets anyone get too close. That is, until he publicly defeats powerful businessman Victor Harlow in a high-profile case. Aria Harlow, Victor's fiery and headstrong daughter, watches Ethan humiliate her father in court-and she vows to destroy him. "𝙔𝙤𝙪 𝙢𝙖𝙮 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙬𝙤𝙣 𝙞𝙣 𝙘𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙩, 𝙈𝙧. 𝙍𝙚𝙮𝙚𝙨," she smirks, "𝙗𝙪𝙩 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙬𝙤𝙣'𝙩 𝙬𝙞𝙣 𝙖𝙜𝙖𝙞𝙣𝙨𝙩 𝙢𝙚." Determined to break his pride, Aria inserts herself into his world, playing a dangerous game of manipulation and challenge. But Ethan is not the type to back down. "𝘾𝙖𝙧𝙚𝙛𝙪𝙡, 𝘼𝙧𝙞𝙖. 𝙄𝙛 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙥𝙡𝙖𝙮 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙛𝙞𝙧𝙚, 𝙙𝙤𝙣'𝙩 𝙘𝙧𝙮 𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙣 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙗𝙪𝙧𝙣." As their battles intensify, their walls begin to crack. Beneath the arrogance and revenge, they both carry the same wounds-betrayal by those they once loved. "𝙒𝙚'𝙧𝙚 𝙢𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙠𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙣 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙠," Ethan admits, his voice lower, vulnerable for the first time. "𝙏𝙝𝙖𝙩'𝙨 𝙬𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙨𝙘𝙖𝙧𝙚𝙨 𝙢𝙚," Aria whispers back. What started as a war soon feels like home. In a world where power, pride, and betrayal rule-can they risk falling for each other, or will the need to win destroy them both?