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In the shadows of Chicago, innocence is the first casualty.
Andrea Thomas thought she knew what she was returning to when she stepped off the plane from New York. After years of distance, she's back in the iron grip of the Thomas family, reunited with her calculating brother, Ryan, and her fierce twin sister, Deandra. But the "family business" has changed, and the stakes are higher than ever.
As Andrea navigates the treacherous halls of high school by day and the lethal world of the Dark Knights by night, she finds herself caught in a crossfire of ancient blood feuds. On one side stands Leonardo Salvatore-the heir to a rival empire whose protective gaze is as dangerous as it is alluring. On the other, the ghosts of her past: men like Raffaele Salvatore and Rurik Petrov, who see her not as a person, but as a prize to be broken.
In a world where masks are required and every smile hides a dagger, Andrea must decide who to trust. But in the mafia, loyalty is a myth, and revenge is the only thing that tastes sweeter than love.
The game has begun. And in this family, you either play to win... or you don't survive the night.